Sulphur Yellow
Pinkish Cinnamon
Olive
Deep Slate Olive

No. 310

4-color combination

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Olive

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Combination No. 310 in use

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

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Combination No. 310 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 · 11.5:1

Harmony in contrastOlive · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 7.4:1

Harmony in contrastSulphur Yellow · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastSulphur Yellow · 11.5:1

Harmony in contrastPinkish Cinnamon · 7.4:1

Harmony in contrastOlive · 3.2:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 66 (range 30–94)
Colorfulness 0.070

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSulphur YellowPinkish CinnamonOliveDeep Slate Olive

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

  • Sulphur YellowWarm
  • Pinkish CinnamonWarm
  • OliveWarm
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 18

Closest pair ΔE 18.3 · average ΔE 40.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Deep Slate Olive (11.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Pinkish Cinnamon1.5:1Low25 / 23
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Olive3.5:1AA large62 / 57
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Deep Slate Olive11.5:1AAA90 / 89
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Olive2.3:1Low35 / 33
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Deep Slate Olive7.5:1AAA64 / 64
AaAaOlive · Deep Slate Olive3.2:1AA large28 / 29

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 310 */
:root {
  --sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
  --pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
  --olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
}

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