Grenadine Pink
Cossack Green
Deep Slate Olive
Light Glaucous Blue

No. 341

4-color combination

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

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Combination No. 341 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 · 5.3:1

Harmony in contrastLight Glaucous Blue · 7.6:1

Harmony in contrastGrenadine Pink · 5.3:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 7.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 59 (range 30–81)
Colorfulness 0.079

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessGrenadine PinkCossack GreenDeep Slate OliveLight Glaucous Blue

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • Grenadine PinkWarm
  • Cossack GreenCool
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Light Glaucous BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 25

Closest pair ΔE 24.6 · average ΔE 45.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Olive on Light Glaucous Blue (7.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Cossack Green2.1:1Low26 / 24
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Deep Slate Olive5.3:1AA47 / 48
AaAaGrenadine Pink · Light Glaucous Blue1.5:1Low15 / 17
AaAaCossack Green · Deep Slate Olive2.6:1Low21 / 22
AaAaCossack Green · Light Glaucous Blue3.0:1Low41 / 44
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Light Glaucous Blue7.7:1AAA65 / 65

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 341 */
:root {
  --grenadine-pink: #f48067; /* Grenadine Pink */
  --cossack-green: #437742; /* Cossack Green */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1; /* Light Glaucous Blue */
}

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