Spectrum Red & Brick Red +2

About this combination

Combination 322 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Spectrum Red, Brick Red, Eupatorium Purple, Blue Violet, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 322 of Wada's 348 anchors Spectrum Red, Brick Red, Eupatorium Purple and Blue Violet 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 — Eupatorium Purple on Blue Violet — reaches a contrast ratio of 1.57:1, below the WCAG text-contrast floor, so it reads best in decorative blocks rather than text pairings.