Khaki & Deep Grayish Olive +1

About this combination

Combination 146 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Khaki, Deep Grayish Olive, Diamine Green, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 146 of Wada's 348 anchors Khaki, Deep Grayish Olive and Diamine Green in the yellow family — a 3-colour grouping with a solemn, cool 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 — Khaki on Deep Grayish Olive — reaches a contrast ratio of 2.21:1, below the WCAG text-contrast floor, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.