Grenadine Pink & Naples Yellow +1

About this combination

Combination 166 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 3-colour grouping of Grenadine Pink, Naples Yellow, Deep Slate Green, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 166 of Wada's 348 anchors Grenadine Pink, Naples Yellow and Deep Slate Green in the red family — a 3-colour grouping with a refined, warm 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 — Naples Yellow on Deep Slate Green — reaches a contrast ratio of 11.54:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.