Grenadine Pink
Cream Yellow
Turquoise Green
Calamine Blue

No. 300

4-color combination

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Cream Yellow

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The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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

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Combination No. 300 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

Light & moderate

Lightness 81 (range 73–87)
Colorfulness 0.102

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessGrenadine PinkCream YellowTurquoise GreenCalamine 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

  • Grenadine PinkWarm
  • Cream YellowWarm
  • Turquoise GreenCool
  • Calamine BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 12

Closest pair ΔE 12.0 · average ΔE 33.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Grenadine Pink (1.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Cream Yellow1.6:1Low20 / 22
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Turquoise Green1.8:1Low26 / 28
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Calamine Blue1.4:1Low14 / 16
AaAaCream Yellow · Turquoise Green1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaCream Yellow · Calamine Blue1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaTurquoise Green · Calamine Blue1.3:1Low12 / 10

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 300 */
:root {
  --grenadine-pink: #f48067; /* Grenadine Pink */
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
  --calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
}

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