Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Burnt Sienna & Yellow Orange +2

Plate 312 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Yellow Orange, Artemesia Green, Helvetia Blue.

Burnt Sienna

#ae5224

Yellow Orange

#f99d1b

Artemesia Green

#709390

Helvetia Blue

#005b8d

About this combination

Combination 312 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Burnt Sienna, Yellow Orange, Artemesia Green, Helvetia Blue, as documented in the original plates.

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.

From the archive

The Complete Wada Bundle All 348 historical combinations, five formats, one download.

See what's inside

Launching soon. The free archive stays free, always.