Showa era
Calamine BLue & Laelia Pink
Plate 20 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Calamine BLue, Laelia Pink.
pink · 4 palettes
Laelia Pink is a mid-tone, muted pink tone. Its hex value is #ca92a8 — that is
RGB 202, 146, 168, or HSL 336°, 35%, 68%.
It holds 8.2:1 contrast against dark, so Laelia Pink works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.6:1; on black 8.2:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Laelia Pink appears in 4 combinations — most often paired with Calamine BLue, Corinthian Pink and Sulpher Yellow.
Laelia Pink appears in 4 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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