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Traditional colours of Japan

Colours named in Japanese dyeing, dress and poetry since the seventh century.

Akebono-iro曙色#FA7B62Sango-iro珊瑚色#F8674FJinzamomi甚三紅#F7665ASakuranezumi桜鼠#AC8181Benihi紅緋#F35336Mizugaki水がき#B56C60Terigaki照柿#D34E36Chōshun-iro長春色#B95754Shōjōhi猩々緋#DC3023Umenezumi梅鼠#97645AAke緋#CF3A24Nakabeni中紅#C93756Shikancha芝翫茶#AB4C3DSu'ōkō蘇芳香#A24F46Karakurenai唐紅/韓紅#C91F37Akabeni赤紅#C3272BGinshu銀朱#BC2D29Edocha江戸茶#A13D2DKakishibu-iro柿渋色#934337Umemurasaki梅紫#8F4155Benikaba紅樺#9D2B22Enji-iro臙脂色#9D2933Benitobi紅鳶#913228Bengara-iro紅柄色#913225Kiriume栗梅#8B352DKokiake深緋#7B3B3AShinshu真朱#8F1D21Su'ō蘇芳#7E2639Hihada-iro檜皮色#752E23Benihibata紅檜皮#6F3028Azuki-iro小豆色#672422Kurikawacha栗皮茶#60281EEbicha海老茶#5E2824Kuwazome桑染#59292CMomoshiocha百塩茶#542D24Murasakitobi紫鳶#512C31Shironeri白練#FFDDCASakura-iro桜色#FCC9B9Asagi浅黄#F7BB7DKuchinashi梔子#FFB95AHanaba-iro花葉色#FFB94ETorinoko-iro鳥の子色#E2BE9FTō'ō藤黄#FFB61ETōmorokoshi-iro玉蜀黍色#FAA945Usukō淡香#FFA565Tamago-iro玉子色#FFA631Usugaki薄柿#FCA474Sharegaki洒落柿#FFA26BYamabuki-iro山吹色#FFA400Mushikuri-iro蒸栗色#D3B17DUmezome梅染#FA9258Shishi-iro宍色#F9906FUkon-iro鬱金色#E69B3AAkashirotsurubami赤白橡#EC956CKikuchiba黄朽葉#E29C45Kanzō-iro萱草色#FF8936Shirotsurubami白橡#CE9F6FShironezumi白鼠#B9A193Beni'ukon紅鬱金#FB8136Araishu洗朱#FF7952Kokikuchinashi深支子#F57F4FAkakō-iro赤香色#F07F5EAraigaki洗柿#EC8254Hajizome櫨染#E08A1ETokigarachaときがら茶#E68364Akakuchiba赤朽葉#DB8449Kuchiba-iro朽葉色#D57835Yamabukicha山吹茶#CB7E1FŌtan黄丹#FF4E20Sohi蘇比#E35C38Shu-iro朱色#FF3500Kohaku-iro琥珀色#CA6924Enshūcha遠州茶#CB6649Kincha金茶#C66B27Kigaracha黄唐茶#B7702DKaba-iro蒲色#B64925Kabacha樺茶#B14A30Kihada黄蘗#F3C13AKamenozoki瓶覗#C6C2B6Ominaeshi女郎花#D9B611Nanohanacha菜の花色#E3B130Kariyasu苅萱#E2B13CUrahayanagi裏柳#BCB58CHiwa-iro鶸色#BDA928Koke-iro苔色#8B7D3AByakuroku白緑#A5BA93Usumo'egi淡萌黄#8DB255Aoshirotsurubami青白橡#9BA88DYanagizome柳染#8C9E5EUsu'ao薄青#8C9C76Mizu'asagi水浅葱#749F8DSeiji-iro青磁色#819C8BHiwamo'egi鶸萌黄#7A942EWakatake-iro若竹色#6B9362Mo'egi萌黄#5B8930Rokushō緑青#407A52Oitake-iro老竹色#5E644FAoni青丹#52593BTokusa-iro木賊色#3D5D42Midori緑#2A603BMatsuba-iro松葉色#454D32Birōdoびろうど#224634Mushi'ao虫襖#2D4436Chitosemidori千歳緑#374231Aijiro藍白#EBF6F7Mizu-iro水色#86ABA5Asagi-iro浅葱色#48929BChigusa-iro千草色#317589Shinbashi-iro新橋色#006C7FSeiheki青碧#3A6960Hanaasagi花浅葱#1D697CAotake-iro青竹色#006442Sabionando錆御納戸#455859Omeshicha御召茶#354E4BAi-iro藍色#264348Tetsuonando鉄御納戸#2B3736Tetsu-iro鉄色#2B3733Kōrainando高麗納戸#203838Sora-iro空色#4D8FACGunjō-iro群青色#5D8CAEMasuhana-iro舛花色#4D646COmeshionando御召御納戸#3D4C51Noshimehana-iro熨斗目花色#344D56Hanada縹#044F67Ruri-iro瑠璃色#1F4788Konjō-iro紺青色#003171Rurikon瑠璃紺#1B294BKon紺#192236Konkikyō紺桔梗#191F45Fuji-iro藤色#89729EFujimurasaki藤紫#875F9AFuta'ai二藍#614E6EBenikakehana-iro紅掛花色#5A4F74Kikyō-iro桔梗色#5D3F6ASumire-iro菫色#5B3256Murasaki紫#4F284BKakitsubata杜若#491E3CKokimurasaki深紫#3A243BArazome退紅#FFB3A7Tokiha-iro鴇羽色#F58F84Ikkonzome一斤染#F08F90Momo-iro桃色#F47983Usubeni薄紅#F2666CBenifuji紅藤#BB7796Usu-iro薄色#A87CA0Kōbai-iro紅梅色#DB5A6BShion-iro紫苑色#976E9AHashita-iro半色#8D608CBōtan牡丹#A4345DAyame-iro菖蒲色#763568Budōnezumi葡萄鼠#63424BEbizome蒲萄#6D2B50Messhi滅紫#3F313AShiracha白茶#C48E69Rikyūshiracha利休白茶#B0927AŌdo-iro黄土色#BE7F51Kitsurubami黄橡#BB8141Aokuchiba青朽葉#AA8736Yanagicha柳茶#9C8A4DGinnezumi銀鼠#97867CNataneyu-iro菜種油色#A17917Hiwacha鶸茶#957B38Kurumizome胡桃染#9F7462Baikōcha梅幸茶#857C55Yanaginezumi柳鼠#817B69Karacha唐茶#B35C44Biwacha枇杷茶#AB6134Chōjizome丁子染#A96232Kimirucha黄海松茶#896C39Rikyūcha利休茶#826B58Aku-iro灰汁色#7F6B5DTaisha-iro代赭色#9F5233Sōdenkaracha宗傳唐茶#9B533FKitsune-iro狐色#985629Chōjicha丁子茶#8F583CFushizome柴染#8C5939Higosusutake肥後煤竹#7F5D3BNamakabe-iro生壁色#785E49Sunezumi素鼠#6E5F57Suzumecha雀茶#8C4736Sencha-iro煎茶色#824B35Kinsusutake銀煤竹#7D4E2DUguisu-iro鶯色#645530Rokōcha路考茶#665343Iwaicha岩井茶#5E5545Kobicha媚茶#6B4423Kyara-iro伽羅色#6A432DUguisucha鶯茶#5C4827Miru-iro海松色#524B2ARikancha璃寛茶#534A32Yanagisusutake柳煤竹#4D4B3ASusutake-iro煤竹色#593A27Mirucha海松茶#4C3D30Aikobicha藍媚茶#473F2DKōrozen黄櫨染#592B1FBenikeshinezumi紅消鼠#44312ESensaicha千歳茶#3B3429Tobi-iro鳶色#4C221BNisemurasaki似せ紫#43242ABinrōjizome檳榔子染#352925Kogecha焦茶#351F19Kurotobi黒鳶#351E1CSabiseiji錆青磁#898A74Minatonezumi湊鼠#757D75Sabiasagi錆浅葱#6A7F7ABenimidori紅碧#78779BFujinezumi藤鼠#766980Hatobanezumi鳩羽鼠#755D5BRikyūnezumi利休鼠#656255Tonocha礪茶#5A6457Ainezumi藍鼠#5C544EAonibi青鈍#4F4944Fujisusutake藤煤竹#4D3B3CDobunezumi丼鼠#4B3C39Onando-iro御納戸色#364141Onandocha御納戸茶#3D4035Sabitetsuonando錆鉄御納戸#3A403BAisumicha藍墨茶#393432Aimirucha藍海松茶#2E372EKenpōzome憲法染#2E211BKurotsurubami黒橡#252321Shikon紫紺#2B2028Sumi-iro墨色#27221FKurobeni黒紅#23191EKachi-iro褐色#181B26Kokushoku黒色#171412

A named colour is not a fixed standard: different sources give different values for the same name. Each swatch links to where its value comes from.

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