Light Green Yellow
Cotinga Purple

No. 61

2-color combination

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

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Combination No. 61 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 · 8.3:1

Harmony in contrastLight Green Yellow · 8.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 57 (range 31–83)
Colorfulness 0.131

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Green YellowCotinga Purple

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.

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

  • Light Green YellowWarm
  • Cotinga PurpleCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 87

Closest pair ΔE 86.5 · average ΔE 86.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Light Green Yellow on Cotinga Purple (8.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Green Yellow · Cotinga Purple8.3:1AAA69 / 69

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 61 */
:root {
  --light-green-yellow: #c7d14f; /* Light Green Yellow */
  --cotinga-purple: #501345; /* Cotinga Purple */
}

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