Vistoris Lake & Pale Lemon Yellow +2

About this combination

Combination 290 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vistoris Lake, Pale Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green, Cobalt Green, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 290 of Wada's 348 anchors Vistoris Lake, Pale Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green and Cobalt Green 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 — Vistoris Lake on Pale Lemon Yellow — reaches a contrast ratio of 7.31:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.