Vistoris Lake & Laelia Pink +2

About this combination

Combination 337 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Vistoris Lake, Laelia Pink, Violet Carmine, Black, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 337 of Wada's 348 anchors Vistoris Lake, Laelia Pink, Violet Carmine and Black 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 — Laelia Pink on Black — reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1, clearing the WCAG AAA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.