Showa era
English Red & Cerulian Blue
Plate 1 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — English Red, Cerulian Blue.
#d96629
orange · 5 palettes
English Red
About English Red
English Red is a mid-tone, vivid orange tone. Its hex value is #d96629 — that is
RGB 217, 102, 41, or HSL 21°, 70%, 51%.
It holds 5.9:1 contrast against dark, so English Red works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 3.6:1; on black 5.9:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, English Red appears in 5 combinations — most often paired with Cerulian Blue, Raw Sienna and Peacock Blue.
Palettes with English Red
English Red appears in 5 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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