Seashell Pink
Blue

No. 88

2-color combination

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Blue

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

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Combination No. 88 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 contrastBlue · 3.9:1

Harmony in contrastSeashell Pink · 3.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 71 (range 53–90)
Colorfulness 0.099

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSeashell PinkBlue

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

  • Seashell PinkWarm
  • BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 49

Closest pair ΔE 49.4 · average ΔE 49.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Seashell Pink on Blue (3.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSeashell Pink · Blue3.9:1AA large59 / 56

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 88 */
:root {
  --seashell-pink: #fdd4bd; /* Seashell Pink */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}

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