About this combination
Ominaeshi — one of the seven autumn plants — has tiny pale-yellow flowers that cluster in late summer fields. Paired with asagi, the pale blue-green of lingering summer sky, it reads as the exact turning of a season.
Where it works
- Late-summer campaigns
- Botanical publishing
- Soft editorial with seasonal tone
Historical context
This combination from Wada's catalog anchors Ominaeshi, Asagi and Kinari in the yellow family — a 3-colour grouping with a serene, cool, playful character, recorded in the Heian-era volumes of Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, where these shikisai names have sat in the public domain for generations. Its strongest pairing — Asagi on Kinari — reaches a contrast ratio of 1.95:1, below the WCAG text-contrast floor, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.