Cream Yellow
Ecru
Nile Blue
Antwerp Blue

No. 302

4-color combination

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Colors

Cream Yellow

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Ecru

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Nile Blue

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RGB
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Antwerp Blue

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RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 302 in use

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. 302 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 contrastAntwerp Blue · 3.4:1

Harmony in contrastAntwerp Blue · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastNile Blue · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 3.4:1

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 75 (range 51–89)
Colorfulness 0.077

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCream YellowEcruNile BlueAntwerp 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

  • Cream YellowWarm
  • EcruWarm
  • Nile BlueCool
  • Antwerp BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 16

Closest pair ΔE 15.8 · average ΔE 34.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Nile Blue on Antwerp Blue (4.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCream Yellow · Ecru1.3:1Low14 / 12
AaAaCream Yellow · Nile Blue1.2:1Low8 / 10
AaAaCream Yellow · Antwerp Blue3.4:1AA large50 / 47
AaAaEcru · Nile Blue1.6:1Low22 / 25
AaAaEcru · Antwerp Blue2.6:1Low35 / 33
AaAaNile Blue · Antwerp Blue4.1:1AA large60 / 57

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 302 */
:root {
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
  --nile-blue: #bce4e5; /* Nile Blue */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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