Light Brownish Olive
Blackish Olive
Dusky Green
Deep Slate Green

No. 318

4-color combination

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Dusky Green

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

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Combination No. 318 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 & muted

Lightness 41 (range 28–55)
Colorfulness 0.050

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Brownish OliveBlackish OliveDusky GreenDeep Slate Green

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

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

  • Light Brownish OliveWarm
  • Blackish OliveCool
  • Dusky GreenCool
  • Deep Slate GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 12

Closest pair ΔE 11.6 · average ΔE 20.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Green on Light Brownish Olive (2.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Blackish Olive1.7:1Low13 / 12
AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Dusky Green1.9:1Low16 / 15
AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Deep Slate Green2.9:1Low24 / 25
AaAaBlackish Olive · Dusky Green1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaBlackish Olive · Deep Slate Green1.7:1Low10 / 10
AaAaDusky Green · Deep Slate Green1.5:1Low0 / 7

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 318 */
:root {
  --light-brownish-olive: #806e4b; /* Light Brownish Olive */
  --blackish-olive: #42533e; /* Blackish Olive */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
  --deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}

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