Vandyke Red
Dull Viridian Green
Violet
Red Violet

No. 316

4-color combination

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Colors

Vandyke Red

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Violet

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Red Violet

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

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Combination No. 316 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Dark & moderate

Lightness 45 (range 37–59)
Colorfulness 0.124

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessVandyke RedDull Viridian GreenVioletRed 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

  • Vandyke RedWarm
  • Dull Viridian GreenCool
  • VioletCool
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 10

Closest pair ΔE 10.1 · average ΔE 38.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Dull Viridian Green (2.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaVandyke Red · Dull Viridian Green2.4:1Low23 / 23
AaAaVandyke Red · Violet1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaVandyke Red · Red Violet1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDull Viridian Green · Violet2.3:1Low22 / 22
AaAaDull Viridian Green · Red Violet2.9:1Low27 / 28
AaAaViolet · Red Violet1.3:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 316 */
:root {
  --vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
  --dull-viridian-green: #009465; /* Dull Viridian Green */
  --violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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