Dark Citrine
Calamine Blue

No. 41

2-color combination

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Dark Citrine

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Combination No. 41 in use

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

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Combination No. 41 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 & muted

Lightness 70 (range 61–80)
Colorfulness 0.070

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessDark CitrineCalamine Blue

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

  • Dark CitrineWarm
  • Calamine BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 32

Closest pair ΔE 32.0 · average ΔE 32.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Calamine Blue on Dark Citrine (2.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaDark Citrine · Calamine Blue2.1:1Low29 / 32

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 41 */
:root {
  --dark-citrine: #8b835b; /* Dark Citrine */
  --calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
}

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