Burnt Sienna
Lemon Yellow
Cobalt Green
Blue

No. 333

4-color combination

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Colors

Burnt Sienna

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Cobalt Green

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Blue

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Combination No. 333 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. 333 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 contrastLemon Yellow · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastBlue · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastBurnt Sienna · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastBlue · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastLemon Yellow · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastCobalt Green · 3.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 70 (range 53–93)
Colorfulness 0.134

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaLemon YellowCobalt GreenBlue

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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Lemon YellowWarm
  • Cobalt GreenCool
  • BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 27

Closest pair ΔE 27.4 · average ΔE 49.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Blue (4.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Lemon Yellow4.3:1AA large62 / 66
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Cobalt Green3.0:1Low41 / 44
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Blue1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaLemon Yellow · Cobalt Green1.4:1Low21 / 19
AaAaLemon Yellow · Blue4.4:1AA large67 / 63
AaAaCobalt Green · Blue3.1:1AA large44 / 42

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 333 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
  --cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}

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