Olive Yellow
Sea Green
Helvetia Blue
Lilac

No. 347

4-color combination

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Colors

Olive Yellow

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Sea Green

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Lilac

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Combination No. 347 in use

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

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Combination No. 347 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 63 (range 45–70)
Colorfulness 0.104

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOlive YellowSea GreenHelvetia BlueLilac

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

  • Olive YellowWarm
  • Sea GreenCool
  • Helvetia BlueCool
  • LilacCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 27

Closest pair ΔE 27.2 · average ΔE 42.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sea Green on Helvetia Blue (2.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOlive Yellow · Sea Green1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaOlive Yellow · Helvetia Blue2.7:1Low32 / 31
AaAaOlive Yellow · Lilac1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaSea Green · Helvetia Blue2.8:1Low33 / 32
AaAaSea Green · Lilac1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaHelvetia Blue · Lilac2.4:1Low26 / 27

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 347 */
:root {
  --olive-yellow: #a6a159; /* Olive Yellow */
  --sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
  --helvetia-blue: #005b8d; /* Helvetia Blue */
  --lilac: #b984af; /* Lilac */
}

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