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.
Red/Violet series
Name |
Romanized |
English translation |
RGB |
Hex triplet |
Name |
Romanized |
English translation |
RGB |
Hex triplet |
一斤染 |
Ikkonzome |
One kin (0.6 kg) dye |
240,143,144 |
#F08F90 |
桃色 |
Momo-iro |
Peach-colored |
244,121,131 |
#F47983 |
紅梅色 |
Kōbai-iro |
Red plum colored |
219,90,107 |
#DB5A6B |
中紅 |
Nakabeni |
Medium crimson (dye) |
201,55,86 |
#C93756 |
桜色 |
Sakura-iro |
Cherry blossom color |
252,201,185 |
#FCC9B9 |
退紅 |
Arazome |
Washed-out crimson (dye) |
255,179,167 |
#FFB3A7 |
薄紅 |
Usubeni |
Pale crimson (dye) |
242,102,108 |
#F2666C |
Red series
Name |
Romanized |
English translation |
RGB |
Hex triplet |
Name |
Romanized |
English translation |
RGB |
Hex triplet |
鴇羽色 |
Tokiha-iro |
Ibis wing color |
245,143,132 |
#F58F84 |
桜鼠 |
Sakuranezumi |
Cherry blossom mouse |
172,129,118 |
#AC8181 |
長春色 |
Chōshun-iro |
Long spring (season) color |
185,87,84 |
#B95754 |
唐紅/韓紅 |
Karakurenai |
Foreign crimson |
201,31,55 |
#C91F37 |
臙脂色 |
Enji-iro |
Cochineal red/rouge |
157,41,51 |
#9D2933 |
深緋 |
Kokiake |
Deep scarlet |
123,59,58 |
#7B3B3A |
甚三紅 |
Jinzamomi |
Thrice-dyed crimson |
247,102,90 |
#F7665A |
水がき |
Mizugaki |
Water persimmon |
181,108,96 |
#B56C60 |
梅鼠 |
Umenezumi |
Plum-blossom mouse |
151,100,90 |
#97645A |
蘇芳香 |
Suōkō |
Sappanwood incense |
162,79,70 |
#A24F46 |
赤紅 |
Akabeni |
Pure crimson (dye) |
195,39,43 |
#C3272B |
真朱 |
Shinshu |
True red |
143,29,33 |
#8F1D21 |
小豆色 |
Azuki-iro |
Red bean color |
103,36,34 |
#672422 |
銀朱 |
Ginshu |
Greyed red (lit. silvered red) |
188,45,41 |
#BC2D29 |
海老茶 |
Ebicha |
Maroon (Shrimp brown) |
94,40,36 |
#5E2824 |
栗梅 |
Kiriume |
Red-brown (lit. chestnut-plum) |
139,53,45 |
#8B352D |
曙色 |
Akebono-iro |
Dawn-color |
250,123,98 |
#FA7B62 |
珊瑚色 |
Sango-iro |
Coral color |
248,103,79 |
#F8674F |
猩々緋 |
Shōjōhi |
Red-orange (lit. orangutan-colored) |
220,48,35 |
#DC3023 |
芝翫茶 |
Shikancha |
Wilted brown (lit. wilted lawn-clippings) |
171,76,61 |
#AB4C3D |
柿渋色 |
Kakishibu-iro |
Persimmon-juice color |
147,67,55 |
#934337 |
紅樺 |
Benikaba |
Red birch |
157,43,34 |
#9D2B22 |
紅鳶 |
Benitobi |
Red kite (bird species) |
145,50,40 |
#913228 |
紅檜皮 |
Benihibata |
Cypress bark red |
111,48,40 |
#6F3028 |
黒鳶 |
Kurotobi |
Black kite (bird species) |
53,30,28 |
#351E1C |
紅緋 |
Benihi |
Blood red |
243,83,54 |
#F35336 |
照柿 |
Terigaki |
Glazed persimmon |
211,78,54 |
#D34E36 |
緋 |
Ake |
Scarlet (blood) |
207,58,36 |
#CF3A24 |
江戸茶 |
Edocha |
Red-brown (Edo brown) |
161,61,45 |
#A13D2D |
紅柄色 |
Bengara-iro |
Dyestalk red (lit. the color from dying with the stalk of the beni plant) |
145,50,37 |
#913225 |
檜皮色 |
Hihada-iro |
Cypress bark color |
117,46,35 |
#752E23 |
宍色 |
Shishi-iro |
Meat-color |
249,144,111 |
#F9906F |
洗朱 |
Araishu |
Rinsed-out red |
255,121,82 |
#FF7952 |
赤香色 |
Akakō-iro |
Red incense-colored |
240,127,94 |
#F07F5E |
ときがら茶 |
Tokigaracha |
Brewed mustard-brown |
230,131,100 |
#E68364 |
黄丹 |
Ōtan |
Ochre (earthen yellow-red-brown) |
255,78,32 |
#FF4E20 |
蘇比 |
Sohi |
Overdyed/refreshed red-brown |
227,92,56 |
#E35C38 |
遠州茶 |
Enshūcha |
Muddy brown (lit. the brown of a distant river) |
203,102,73 |
#CB6649 |
唐茶 |
Karacha |
Spicy red-brown (Chinese tea brown) |
179,92,68 |
#B35C44 |
樺茶 |
Kabacha |
Birch brown |
177,74,48 |
#B14A30 |
宗傳唐茶 |
Sōdenkaracha |
Faded spicy red-brown |
155,83,63 |
#9B533F |
雀茶 |
Suzumecha |
Sparrow-brown |
140,71,54 |
#8C4736 |
栗皮茶 |
Kurikawacha |
Chestnut-leather brown |
96,40,30 |
#60281E |
百塩茶 |
Momoshiocha |
Boiled red bean brown |
84,45,36 |
#542D24 |
鳶色 |
Tobi-iro |
Ibis-color |
76,34,27 |
#4C221B |