Seashell Pink
Olive
Yellow Green
Antwerp Blue

No. 334

4-color combination

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Colors

Olive

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RGB
CMYK

Yellow Green

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Antwerp Blue

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Combination No. 334 in use

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

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Combination No. 334 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 contrastAntwerp Blue · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastOlive · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastSeashell Pink · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastAntwerp Blue · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastSeashell Pink · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Green · 3.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 70 (range 51–90)
Colorfulness 0.096

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSeashell PinkOliveYellow GreenAntwerp Blue

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

  • Seashell PinkWarm
  • OliveWarm
  • Yellow GreenCool
  • Antwerp BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 26

Closest pair ΔE 25.6 · average ΔE 39.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Seashell Pink on Antwerp Blue (4.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSeashell Pink · Olive3.1:1AA large52 / 49
AaAaSeashell Pink · Yellow Green1.2:1Low11 / 9
AaAaSeashell Pink · Antwerp Blue4.1:1AA large60 / 57
AaAaOlive · Yellow Green2.5:1Low37 / 40
AaAaOlive · Antwerp Blue1.3:1Low7 / 0
AaAaYellow Green · Antwerp Blue3.3:1AA large48 / 45

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 334 */
:root {
  --seashell-pink: #fdd4bd; /* Seashell Pink */
  --olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
  --yellow-green: #afd472; /* Yellow Green */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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