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 · 24 palettes
Interior Design Color Palettes
Colors that live well in rooms — drawn from a tradition built for architecture.
Japanese architecture has always had an intimate relationship with color. The vermilion of shrine torii. The warm grey of natural wood. The warm earth of clay walls. The deep green of moss against stone. Wada's catalog includes dozens of combinations directly descended from these architectural traditions — not as historical curiosities but as working color relationships. The palettes here are the ones that transfer to paint, fabric, tile, and natural material most naturally: the earthy warm neutrals, the cool grey-blues of stone and water, the restrained earth tones of a room designed for longevity rather than trend.
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- All 378 palettes (348 Wada + 30 editorial) in five formats
- Figma design tokens (W3C-spec JSON, drag into any file)
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