Raw Sienna & Lemon Yellow +2

About this combination

Combination 298 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Raw Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Peach Red, Black, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 298 of Wada's 348 anchors Raw Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Peach Red and Black 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 — Lemon Yellow on Black — reaches a contrast ratio of 15.25:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.