Burnt Sienna
Yellow Orange
Artemisia Green
Helvetia Blue

No. 312

4-color combination

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Burnt Sienna

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

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Combination No. 312 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 contrastHelvetia Blue · 3.4:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 3.4:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 60 (range 45–77)
Colorfulness 0.112

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaYellow OrangeArtemisia GreenHelvetia 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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Artemisia GreenCool
  • Helvetia BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 39.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow Orange on Helvetia Blue (3.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Yellow Orange2.5:1Low32 / 34
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Artemisia Green1.6:1Low12 / 14
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Helvetia Blue1.4:1Low8 / 8
AaAaYellow Orange · Artemisia Green1.6:1Low19 / 18
AaAaYellow Orange · Helvetia Blue3.4:1AA large43 / 41
AaAaArtemisia Green · Helvetia Blue2.2:1Low23 / 22

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 312 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --artemisia-green: #709390; /* Artemisia Green */
  --helvetia-blue: #005b8d; /* Helvetia Blue */
}

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