Muromachi era
Grass Yellow & Rikyū Grey— 刈安と利休鼠
Wild grass yellow tempered by the muted grey favored by the tea master Sen no Rikyū.
Collection · 8 palettes
Hygge Color Palettes
Candle-lit cream, wool grey, soft moss — the Danish art of cozy in pigment.
Hygge color isn't just Scandinavian neutral — it's specifically the warm-paper light of a Copenhagen winter afternoon, the wool-grey of a thick blanket, the muted green of a houseplant on a kitchen sill. Wada's catalog, surprisingly, holds these tones as carefully as any modern hygge mood-board: 'kinari' (生成 — undyed silk) is the cream, 'rikyu' (利休 — tea master's restrained grey-green) is the wool, 'matcha' (抹茶) softens to the houseplant green when paired with cream, 'fuji' (藤 — wisteria) gives the windowsill its faintest evening violet. Reference material for slow-living and wellness brands, Scandinavian-leaning interior projects, candle and homewares packaging, lifestyle photography, and any project where the brief is 'warm, restorative, uncomplicated.'
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