Vandyke Red & Dull Viridian Green +2

About this combination

Combination 316 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vandyke Red, Dull Viridian Green, Violet, Red Violet, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 316 of Wada's 348 anchors Vandyke Red, Dull Viridian Green, Violet and Red Violet in the red family — a 4-colour grouping with a solemn, 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 — Dull Viridian Green on Red Violet — reaches a contrast ratio of 2.86:1, below the WCAG text-contrast floor, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.