Sulpher Yellow & Ochraceous Salmon +2

About this combination

Combination 296 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Sulpher Yellow, Ochraceous Salmon, Pale Raw Umber, Slate Color, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 296 of Wada's 348 anchors Sulpher Yellow, Ochraceous Salmon, Pale Raw Umber and Slate Color in the yellow 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 — Sulpher Yellow on Slate Color — reaches a contrast ratio of 8.40:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.