Raw Sienna
Lemon Yellow
Peach Red
Black

No. 298

4-color combination

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Colors

Raw Sienna

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Peach Red

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Black

HEX
RGB
CMYK

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 298 as a living room

Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.

Readable text pairs

Harmony in contrastBlack · 4.9:1

Harmony in contrastLemon Yellow · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 15.2:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 5.5:1

Harmony in contrastLemon Yellow · 15.2:1

Harmony in contrastPeach Red · 5.5:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 4.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 60 (range 18–93)
Colorfulness 0.126

Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRaw SiennaLemon YellowPeach RedBlack

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Warm

  • Raw SiennaWarm
  • Lemon YellowWarm
  • Peach RedWarm
  • BlackNeutral

Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.

Distinctness

ΔE 17

Closest pair ΔE 16.7 · average ΔE 48.9

CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Black (15.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRaw Sienna · Lemon Yellow3.1:1AA large52 / 56
AaAaRaw Sienna · Peach Red1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaRaw Sienna · Black4.9:1AA36 / 38
AaAaLemon Yellow · Peach Red2.8:1Low51 / 47
AaAaLemon Yellow · Black15.3:1AAA93 / 92
AaAaPeach Red · Black5.5:1AA41 / 43

WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 298 */
:root {
  --raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
  --lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
  --peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
  --black: #111314; /* Black */
}

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