Coral Red
Scarlet
Deep Slate Olive
Dusky Green

No. 332

4-color combination

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Colors

Coral Red

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Scarlet

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Dusky Green

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Combination No. 332 in use

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. 332 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 · 5.9:1

Harmony in contrastDusky Green · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastCoral Red · 5.9:1

Harmony in contrastCoral Red · 4.1:1

Analysis

Character

Dark & moderate

Lightness 50 (range 30–75)
Colorfulness 0.104

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCoral RedScarletDeep Slate OliveDusky Green

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

  • Coral RedWarm
  • ScarletWarm
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Dusky GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 15

Closest pair ΔE 14.8 · average ΔE 43.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Olive on Coral Red (5.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCoral Red · Scarlet2.3:1Low29 / 27
AaAaCoral Red · Deep Slate Olive5.9:1AA52 / 53
AaAaCoral Red · Dusky Green4.1:1AA large45 / 44
AaAaScarlet · Deep Slate Olive2.6:1Low23 / 24
AaAaScarlet · Dusky Green1.8:1Low15 / 15
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Dusky Green1.4:1Low0 / 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. 332 */
:root {
  --coral-red: #f58e84; /* Coral Red */
  --scarlet: #cb2f43; /* Scarlet */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
}

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