Eosine Pink & Hay's Russet +2

About this combination

Combination 336 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow, Blackish Olive, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 336 of Wada's 348 anchors Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow and Blackish Olive 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 — Hay's Russet on Pale Lemon Yellow — reaches a contrast ratio of 7.86:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.