The traditional colors of Japan are a collection of colors traditionally used in Japanese literature, textiles such as kimono, and other Japanese arts and crafts.
Yellow/Red series
Name | Romanized | English translation | RGB | Hex triplet | Name | Romanized | English translation | RGB | Hex triplet |
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胡桃染 | Kurumizome | Walnut-dyed | 159,116,98 | #9F7462 | 蒲色 | Kaba-iro | Cattail color (the plant) | 182,73,37 | #B64925 |
黄櫨染 | Kōrozen | Sumac-dyed | 89,43,31 | #592B1F | 焦茶 | Kogecha | Scorched brown | 53,31,25 | #351F19 |
深支子 | Kokikuchinashi | Rich gardenia | 245,127,79 | #F57F4F | 洗柿 | Araigaki | Washed-out persimmon | 236,130,84 | #EC8254 |
代赭色 | Taisha-iro | Red ochre color | 159,82,51 | #9F5233 | 赤白橡 | Akashirotsurubami | Sawtooth oak | 236,149,108 | #EC956C |
礪茶 | Tonocha | Polished brown | 152,85,56 | #985538 | 煎茶色 | Sencha-iro | Green tea-colored | 130,75,53 | #824B35 |
洒落柿 | Sharegaki | Stylish persimmon | 255,162,107 | #FFA26B | 薄柿 | Usugaki | Pale persimmon | 252,164,116 | #FCA474 |
萱草色 | Kanzō-iro | Daylily-colored | 255,137,54 | #FF8936 | 梅染 | Umezome | Plum-dyed | 250,146,88 | #FA9258 |
紅鬱金 | Beniukon | Red-bronze (lit. red dye and turmeric) | 251,129,54 | #FB8136 | 丁子茶 | Chōjicha | Clove-brown | 143,88,60 | #8F583C |
憲法染 | Kenpōzome | Legal dye (from when color use was regulated by class) | 46,33,27 | #2E211B | 枇杷茶 | Biwacha | Loquat (tree) brown | 171,97,52 | #AB6134 |
琥珀色 | Kohaku-iro | Amber | 202,105,36 | #CA6924 | 淡香 | Usukō | Pale incense | 255,165,101 | #FFA565 |
朽葉色 | Kuchiba-iro | Decaying leaves color | 213,120,53 | #D57835 | 金茶 | Kincha | Golden brown | 198,107,39 | #C66B27 |
丁子染 | Chōjizome | Clove-dyed | 169,98,50 | #A96232 | 狐色 | Kitsune-iro | Fox-color | 152,86,41 | #985629 |
柴染 | Fushizome | Brushwood-dyed | 140,89,57 | #8C5939 | 伽羅色 | Kyara-iro | Aloewood-color | 106,67,45 | #6A432D |
煤竹色 | Susutake-iro | Weathered bamboo (lit. “sooty”) | 89,58,39 | #593A27 | 白茶 | Shiracha | White tea-colored | 196,142,105 | #C48E69 |
黄土色 | Ōdo-iro | Ochre (lit. earthen yellow) | 190,127,81 | #BE7F51 | 銀煤竹 | Kinsusutake | Golden-grey bamboo (dried and weathered) | 125,78,45 | #7D4E2D |
黄唐茶 | Kigaracha | Chinese yellow tea-colored | 183,112,45 | #B7702D | 媚茶 | Kobicha | Brown-nosers’ brown (lit. “the brown of flattery”) | 107,68,35 | #6B4423 |
Yellow series
Name | Romanized | English | RGB | Hex triplet | Name | Romanized | English | RGB | Hex triplet |
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浅黄 | Asagi | Light yellow | 247,187,125 | #F7BB7D | 山吹色 | Yamabuki-iro | Golden yellow (and a particular rose varietal) | 255,164,0 | #FFA400 |
玉子色 | Tamago-iro | Egg-colored | 255,166,49 | #FFA631 | 櫨染 | Hajizome | Sumac-dyed | 224,138,30 | #E08A1E |
山吹茶 | Yamabukicha | Gold-brown | 203,126,31 | #CB7E1F | 桑染 | Kuwazome | Mulberry-dyed | 197,127,46 | #C57F2E |
生壁色 | Namakabe-iro | The color of an undried wall | 120,94,73 | #785E49 | 梔子 | Kuchinashi | Cape jasmine or gardenia | 255,185,90 | #FFB95A |
玉蜀黍色 | Tōmorokoshi-iro | Corn-colored | 250,169,69 | #FAA945 | 白橡 | Shirotsurubami | White oak | 206,159,111 | #CE9F6F |
黄橡 | Kitsurubami | Golden oak | 187,129,65 | #BB8141 | 藤黄 | Tōō | Gamboge | 255,182,30 | #FFB61E |
花葉色 | Hanaba-iro or kayou-iro | Floral leaf-colored | 255,185,78 | #FFB94E | 鳥の子色 | Torinoko-iro | Eggshell paper-colored | 226,190,159 | #E2BE9F |
鬱金色 | Ukon-iro | Turmeric-colored | 230,155,58 | #E69B3A | 黄朽葉 | Kikuchiba | Golden fallen leaves | 226,156,69 | #E29C45 |
利休白茶 | Rikyūshiracha | Faded Sen no Rikyu’s tea | 176,146,122 | #B0927A | 利休茶 | Rikyūcha | Sen no Rikyu’s tea | 130,107,88 | #826B58 |
灰汁色 | Aku-iro | Lye-colored | 127,107,93 | #7F6B5D | 肥後煤竹 | Higosusutake | Japanese iris and sooty bamboo | 127,93,59 | #7F5D3B |
路考茶 | Rokōcha | Contemplation in a tea garden | 102,83,67 | #665343 | 海松茶 | Mirucha | Simmered seaweed | 76,61,48 | #4C3D30 |
菜種油色 | Nataneyu-iro | Rapeseed oil-colored | 161,121,23 | #A17917 | 黄海松茶 | Kimirucha | Yellow Sea pine-brown | 137,108,57 | #896C39 |
鶯茶 | Uguisucha | Nightingale-brown (greenish brown) | 92,72,39 | #5C4827 | 菜の花色 | Nanohanacha | Rape-blossom brown | 227,177,48 | #E3B130 |
苅萱 | Kariyasu | Japanese triandra grass (Themeda japonica) | 226,177,60 | #E2B13C | 黄蘗 | Kihada | Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) | 243,193,58 | #F3C13A |
蒸栗色 | Mushikuri-iro | Steamed chestnut color | 211,177,125 | #D3B17D | 青朽葉 | Aokuchiba | Pale fallen leaves | 170,135,54 | #AA8736 |
鶸茶 | Hiwacha | Finch-brown (Cardueline finch) | 149,123,56 | #957B38 | 女郎花 | Ominaeshi | Patrinia flowers (Patrinia scabiosaefolia) | 217,182,17 | #D9B611 |
鶯色 | Uguisu-iro | Nightingale-colored | 100,85,48 | #645530 |
Source From Wikipedia