About this combination
Combination 82 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A two-colour pairing of Hay's Russet, Dusky Madder Violet, as documented in the original plates.
Historical context
Plate 82 of Wada's 348 anchors Hay's Russet and Dusky Madder Violet in the red family — a 2-colour grouping with a solemn, warm, austere character, recorded in the Showa-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 — Hay's Russet on Dusky Madder Violet — reaches a contrast ratio of 1.44:1, below the WCAG text-contrast floor, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.