Peach Red
Sea Green
Neutral Gray
Black

No. 340

4-color combination

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Colors

Peach Red

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RGB
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Sea Green

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Neutral Gray

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RGB
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Black

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Combination No. 340 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. 340 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 contrastBlack · 5.5:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 9.9:1

Harmony in contrastNeutral Gray · 9.9:1

Harmony in contrastSea Green · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastPeach Red · 5.5:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 58 (range 18–80)
Colorfulness 0.084

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPeach RedSea GreenNeutral GrayBlack

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

  • Peach RedWarm
  • Sea GreenCool
  • Neutral GrayNeutral
  • BlackNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 24

Closest pair ΔE 23.7 · average ΔE 48.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Black on Neutral Gray (10.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPeach Red · Sea Green1.3:1Low8 / 9
AaAaPeach Red · Neutral Gray1.8:1Low22 / 25
AaAaPeach Red · Black5.5:1AA41 / 43
AaAaSea Green · Neutral Gray1.4:1Low13 / 15
AaAaSea Green · Black7.1:1AAA51 / 53
AaAaNeutral Gray · Black10.0:1AAA66 / 68

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 340 */
:root {
  --peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
  --sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
  --black: #111314; /* Black */
}

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