Naples Yellow
Peach Red
Deep Slate Olive
Neutral Gray

No. 303

4-color combination

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Colors

Peach Red

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Neutral Gray

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 303 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. 303 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 contrastDeep Slate Olive · 11.0:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastNaples Yellow · 11.0:1

Harmony in contrastNeutral Gray · 7.3:1

Harmony in contrastPeach Red · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 7.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 67 (range 30–93)
Colorfulness 0.082

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessNaples YellowPeach RedDeep Slate OliveNeutral Gray

Analogous

Neighboring hues on 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

  • Naples YellowWarm
  • Peach RedWarm
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Neutral GrayNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 25

Closest pair ΔE 24.6 · average ΔE 46.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Naples Yellow on Deep Slate Olive (11.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaNaples Yellow · Peach Red2.7:1Low50 / 46
AaAaNaples Yellow · Deep Slate Olive11.0:1AAA88 / 86
AaAaNaples Yellow · Neutral Gray1.5:1Low24 / 21
AaAaPeach Red · Deep Slate Olive4.1:1AA large37 / 38
AaAaPeach Red · Neutral Gray1.8:1Low22 / 25
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Neutral Gray7.3:1AAA63 / 62

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 303 */
:root {
  --naples-yellow: #fbe6a0; /* Naples Yellow */
  --peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}

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