Olive Buff
Cossack Green
Deep Slate Olive
Cotinga Purple

No. 348

4-color combination

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Olive Buff

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Combination No. 348 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. 348 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 contrastCotinga Purple · 7.6:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 7.5:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Buff · 7.5:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Buff · 7.6:1

Analysis

Character

Dark & moderate

Lightness 48 (range 30–81)
Colorfulness 0.076

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOlive BuffCossack GreenDeep Slate OliveCotinga Purple

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

  • Olive BuffWarm
  • Cossack GreenCool
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Cotinga PurpleCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 25

Closest pair ΔE 24.6 · average ΔE 47.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Olive Buff on Cotinga Purple (7.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOlive Buff · Cossack Green2.9:1Low43 / 40
AaAaOlive Buff · Deep Slate Olive7.5:1AAA64 / 64
AaAaOlive Buff · Cotinga Purple7.6:1AAA64 / 64
AaAaCossack Green · Deep Slate Olive2.6:1Low21 / 22
AaAaCossack Green · Cotinga Purple2.6:1Low21 / 22
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Cotinga Purple1.0:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 348 */
:root {
  --olive-buff: #c1c494; /* Olive Buff */
  --cossack-green: #437742; /* Cossack Green */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --cotinga-purple: #501345; /* Cotinga Purple */
}

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