Cinnamon Buff & Citron Yellow +2

About this combination

Combination 323 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown, Black, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 323 of Wada's 348 anchors Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown 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 — Cinnamon Buff on Black — reaches a contrast ratio of 11.95:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.