Burnt Sienna & Pinkish Cinnamon +2

About this combination

Combination 263 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green, Slate Color, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 263 of Wada's 348 anchors Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green and Slate Color 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 — Turquoise Green on Slate Color — reaches a contrast ratio of 6.80:1, meeting the WCAG AA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.