Isabella Color
Red Violet

No. 4

2-color combination

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 4 in use

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

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Combination No. 4 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 contrastRed Violet · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastIsabella Color · 4.7:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 55 (range 37–74)
Colorfulness 0.103

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessIsabella ColorRed Violet

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

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

  • Isabella ColorWarm
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 62

Closest pair ΔE 62.1 · average ΔE 62.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Isabella Color on Red Violet (4.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaIsabella Color · Red Violet4.7:1AA47 / 47

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 4 */
:root {
  --isabella-color: #c5a56e; /* Isabella Color */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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