Hay's Russet
Dusky Madder Violet

No. 82

2-color combination

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Hay's Russet

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Combination No. 82 in use

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

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Combination No. 82 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

Dark & moderate

Lightness 37 (range 32–42)
Colorfulness 0.100

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessHay's RussetDusky Madder Violet

Analogous

Neighboring hues on 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

  • Hay's RussetWarm
  • Dusky Madder VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 25

Closest pair ΔE 25.3 · average ΔE 25.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Hay's Russet on Dusky Madder Violet (1.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaHay's Russet · Dusky Madder Violet1.4:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 82 */
:root {
  --hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
  --dusky-madder-violet: #4e1d4c; /* Dusky Madder Violet */
}

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