Raw Sienna & Pyrite Yellow +2

About this combination

Combination 255 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Raw Sienna, Pyrite Yellow, Calamine BLue, Black, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 255 of Wada's 348 anchors Raw Sienna, Pyrite Yellow, Calamine BLue and Black in the orange family — a 4-colour grouping with a refined, warm, bold 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 — Calamine BLue on Black — reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.