Indian Lake
Vinaceous Cinnamon
Oil Green
Antwerp Blue

No. 299

4-color combination

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Colors

Indian Lake

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Oil Green

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Antwerp Blue

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Combination No. 299 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 62 (range 51–79)
Colorfulness 0.121

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessIndian LakeVinaceous CinnamonOil GreenAntwerp Blue

Tetradic

Two pairs of complementary hues.

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

Temperature

Warm & cool

  • Indian LakeWarm
  • Vinaceous CinnamonWarm
  • Oil GreenWarm
  • Antwerp BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 32

Closest pair ΔE 31.9 · average ΔE 45.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Vinaceous Cinnamon on Antwerp Blue (2.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaIndian Lake · Vinaceous Cinnamon2.5:1Low33 / 35
AaAaIndian Lake · Oil Green1.4:1Low10 / 11
AaAaIndian Lake · Antwerp Blue1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Oil Green1.7:1Low23 / 21
AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Antwerp Blue2.8:1Low39 / 37
AaAaOil Green · Antwerp Blue1.6:1Low15 / 14

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 299 */
:root {
  --indian-lake: #c53c69; /* Indian Lake */
  --vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
  --oil-green: #819238; /* Oil Green */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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