Light Brown Drab
Carmine Red

No. 35

2-color combination

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Colors

Carmine Red

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Combination No. 35 in use

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

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Combination No. 35 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 59 (range 49–69)
Colorfulness 0.099

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Brown DrabCarmine Red

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Warm

  • Light Brown DrabWarm
  • Carmine RedWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 31

Closest pair ΔE 30.5 · average ΔE 30.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Light Brown Drab on Carmine Red (2.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Carmine Red2.5:1Low28 / 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. 35 */
:root {
  --light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
  --carmine-red: #a62c37; /* Carmine Red */
}

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