Vinaceous Tawny
Citron Yellow

No. 40

2-color combination

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Colors

Combination No. 40 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. 40 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 & vivid

Lightness 68 (range 60–75)
Colorfulness 0.143

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessVinaceous TawnyCitron Yellow

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

  • Vinaceous TawnyWarm
  • Citron YellowWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 39

Closest pair ΔE 39.1 · average ΔE 39.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Citron Yellow on Vinaceous Tawny (1.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaVinaceous Tawny · Citron Yellow1.9:1Low23 / 25

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 40 */
:root {
  --vinaceous-tawny: #c56127; /* Vinaceous Tawny */
  --citron-yellow: #b2b73e; /* Citron Yellow */
}

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