Olive Buff
Violet Blue

No. 83

2-color combination

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Colors

Olive Buff

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Violet Blue

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Combination No. 83 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. 83 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 contrastViolet Blue · 5.1:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Buff · 5.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & muted

Lightness 60 (range 40–81)
Colorfulness 0.064

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOlive BuffViolet 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

  • Olive BuffWarm
  • Violet BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 58

Closest pair ΔE 57.8 · average ΔE 57.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Olive Buff on Violet Blue (5.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOlive Buff · Violet Blue5.1:1AA57 / 55

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 83 */
:root {
  --olive-buff: #c1c494; /* Olive Buff */
  --violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}

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