Old Rose & Apricot Yellow +2

About this combination

Combination 265 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Old Rose, Apricot Yellow, Olive Yellow, Dull Violet Black, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 265 of Wada's 348 anchors Old Rose, Apricot Yellow, Olive Yellow and Dull Violet Black in the red 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 — Apricot Yellow on Dull Violet Black — reaches a contrast ratio of 13.11:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.