Combination 230 is a pastel color combination of 3 colors, combination 230 in Sanzo Wada's A Dictionary of Colour Combinations (1933–34): Grenadine Pink #F48067, Turquoise Green #B5DECC, Cobalt Green #96D1AA. No two of its colors make readable body text (best pair 1.76:1). Some colors get hard to tell apart with color blindness (closest pair ΔE00 5.7). All of them print on coated paper (FOGRA39).
Colors converted from the book's printed CMYK by Matt DesLauriers, after Dain M. Blodorn Kim (MIT).
The colors
Best text pair
The quick brown fox#F48067 on #B5DECC · WCAG 1.76:1 · APCA Lc 25.5
Color blindness
Normal
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Palettes like Combination 230
all palettes →Combination 300Sanzo Wada · Grenadine Pink · Cream Yellow · Turquoise Green · Calamine BLue
Combination 201Sanzo Wada · Grenadine Pink · Olive · Cobalt Green
Petal AprilSpring · 4 colors
Combination 272Sanzo Wada · Pale Lemon Yellow · Orange · Turquoise Green · Salvia Blue
Combination 285Sanzo Wada · Light Brown Drab · Burnt Sienna · Peach Red · Turquoise Green
Combination 223Sanzo Wada · Light Brown Drab · Ochraceous Salmon · Turquoise Green
Combination 21Sanzo Wada · Grenadine Pink · Sea Green
Combination 7Sanzo Wada · Orange · Glaucous Green