Ominaeshi — one of the seven autumn plants — has tiny pale-yellow flowers that cluster in late summer fields. Paired with asagi, the pale blue-green of lingering summer sky, it reads as the exact turning of a season.
Where it works
Late-summer campaigns
Botanical publishing
Soft editorial with seasonal tone
Historical context
This palette is inspired by the tradition of Sanzo Wada's 1933
Dictionary of Color Combinations, which cataloged combinations
drawn from centuries of Japanese cultural life. The specific colors
here use traditional shikisai names that have been in the public
domain for generations.
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