Eugenia Red B
Naples Yellow
Yellow Ocher
Deep Slate Green

No. 325

4-color combination

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Yellow Ocher

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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. 325 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 Green · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastNaples Yellow · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Green · 11.5:1

Harmony in contrastEugenia Red B · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Green · 7.4:1

Harmony in contrastNaples Yellow · 11.5:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Ocher · 7.4:1

Harmony in contrastEugenia Red B · 3.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 66 (range 28–93)
Colorfulness 0.109

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEugenia Red BNaples YellowYellow OcherDeep 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

  • Eugenia Red BWarm
  • Naples YellowWarm
  • Yellow OcherWarm
  • Deep Slate GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 14

Closest pair ΔE 14.0 · average ΔE 49.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Naples Yellow on Deep Slate Green (11.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEugenia Red B · Naples Yellow3.2:1AA large52 / 56
AaAaEugenia Red B · Yellow Ocher2.0:1Low27 / 29
AaAaEugenia Red B · Deep Slate Green3.6:1AA large32 / 33
AaAaNaples Yellow · Yellow Ocher1.6:1Low25 / 22
AaAaNaples Yellow · Deep Slate Green11.5:1AAA88 / 87
AaAaYellow Ocher · Deep Slate Green7.4:1AAA62 / 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. 325 */
:root {
  --eugenia-red-b: #da525d; /* Eugenia Red B */
  --naples-yellow: #fbe6a0; /* Naples Yellow */
  --yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
  --deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}

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