Spectrum Red
Ivory Buff
Rainette Green
Aconite Violet

No. 301

4-color combination

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Colors

Spectrum Red

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Ivory Buff

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

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Combination No. 301 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 contrastIvory Buff · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastSpectrum Red · 3.2:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 69 (range 59–87)
Colorfulness 0.118

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSpectrum RedIvory BuffRainette GreenAconite Violet

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.

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

  • Spectrum RedWarm
  • Ivory BuffWarm
  • Rainette GreenCool
  • Aconite VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 21

Closest pair ΔE 20.9 · average ΔE 40.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Spectrum Red (3.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSpectrum Red · Ivory Buff3.2:1AA large46 / 49
AaAaSpectrum Red · Rainette Green1.7:1Low14 / 16
AaAaSpectrum Red · Aconite Violet1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaIvory Buff · Rainette Green1.9:1Low33 / 30
AaAaIvory Buff · Aconite Violet2.8:1Low47 / 44
AaAaRainette Green · Aconite Violet1.4:1Low13 / 12

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 301 */
:root {
  --spectrum-red: #e31f26; /* Spectrum Red */
  --ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
  --rainette-green: #8fa071; /* Rainette Green */
  --aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
}

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