Raw Sienna & Vinaceous Cinnamon +2

About this combination

Combination 279 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Raw Sienna, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Ecru, Dark Tyrian Blue, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 279 of Wada's 348 anchors Raw Sienna, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Ecru and Dark Tyrian Blue 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 — Vinaceous Cinnamon on Dark Tyrian Blue — reaches a contrast ratio of 6.41:1, meeting the WCAG AA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.