Традиционные цвета Японии

Collection of colors traditionally used in Japanese related things

The traditional colors of Japan are a collection of colors traditionally used in Japanese art, literature, textiles such as kimono, and other Japanese arts and crafts.

The traditional colors of Japan trace their historical origins to the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System which was established in 603 by Prince Shōtoku and based on the five Chinese elements. In this system, rank and social hierarchy were displayed and determined by certain colors. Colors known as "Forbidden colors (Japan); forbidden colors"; 禁色 were strictly reserved for the robes of the Imperial family and highest ranking court officials; for example, the color orange; ; ōtan was used as the color for the robes of the Crown Prince and use by anyone else was prohibited. Colors known as "permissible colors"; 許し色; yurushiiro were permitted for use by the common people. Most names of colors originate from the names of plants, flowers, and animals that bore or resembled them. Certain colors and dyeing techniques have been used since the Asuka period, while others had been developed as late as the Meiji period when synthetic dyes became common. Due to the long history of use of this color system, some variations in color and names exist.

NameRomanizedEnglish translationRGBHex tripletNameRomanizedEnglish translationRGBHex triplet鴇羽色Ibis wing color245,143,132#F58F84桜鼠Cherry blossom mouse grey172,129,118#AC8181長春色Long spring (season) color185,87,84#B95754唐紅/韓紅Foreign crimson201,31,55#C91F37臙脂色Cochineal red/rouge157,41,51#9D2933深緋Deep scarlet123,59,58#7B3B3A甚三紅Thrice dyed crimson247,102,90#F7665A水がきWater persimmon181,108,96#B56C60梅鼠Plum blossom mouse grey151,100,90#97645A蘇芳香Sappanwood incense162,79,70#A24F46赤紅Pure crimson (dye)195,39,43#C3272B真朱True red143,29,33#8F1D21小豆色Azuki bean color103,36,34#672422銀朱Greyed red (lit. silvered red)188,45,41#BC2D29海老茶Maroon (shrimp brown)94,40,36#5E2824栗梅Red brown (lit. chestnut plum)139,53,45#8B352D曙色Dawn color250,123,98#FA7B62珊瑚色Coral color248,103,79#F8674F猩々緋Red orange (lit. orangutan colored)220,48,35#DC3023芝翫茶Wilted brown (lit. wilted lawn clippings)171,76,61#AB4C3D柿渋色Persimmon juice color147,67,55#934337紅樺Red birch157,43,34#9D2B22紅鳶Red kite (bird species)145,50,40#913228紅檜皮Cypress bark red111,48,40#6F3028黒鳶Black kite (bird species)53,30,28#351E1C紅緋Blood red243,83,54#F35336照柿Glazed persimmon211,78,54#D34E36緋Scarlet (blood)207,58,36#CF3A24江戸茶Red brown (Edo brown)161,61,45#A13D2D紅柄色Dyestalk red (lit. the color from dying with the stalk of the (safflower) plant)145,50,37#913225檜皮色Cypress bark color117,46,35#752E23宍色Meat color249,144,111#F9906F洗朱Rinsed out red255,121,82#FF7952赤香色Red incense colored240,127,94#F07F5Eときがら茶Brewed mustard brown230,131,100#E68364黄丹Ochre (earthen yellow red brown)255,78,32#FF4E20蘇比Overdyed/refreshed red brown227,92,56#E35C38遠州茶Muddy brown (lit. the brown of a distant river)203,102,73#CB6649唐茶Spicy red brown (Chinese tea brown)179,92,68#B35C44樺茶Birch brown177,74,48#B14A30宗傳唐茶Faded spicy red brown155,83,63#9B533F雀茶Sparrow brown140,71,54#8C4736栗皮茶Chestnut leather brown96,40,30#60281E百塩茶Boiled red bean brown84,45,36#542D24鳶色Ibis color76,34,27#4C221B朱色Cinnabar color255,53,0#ff3500

NameRomanizedEnglish translationRGBHex tripletNameRomanizedEnglish translationRGBHex triplet胡桃染Walnut dyed159,116,98#9F7462蒲色Cattail color182,73,37#B64925黄櫨染Sumac dyed89,43,31#592B1F焦茶Scorched brown53,31,25#351F19深支子Rich gardenia245,127,79#F57F4F洗柿Washed out persimmon236,130,84#EC8254代赭色Red ochre color159,82,51#9F5233赤白橡Sawtooth oak236,149,108#EC956C礪茶Polished brown152,85,56#985538煎茶色Green tea colored130,75,53#824B35洒落柿Stylish persimmon255,162,107#FFA26B薄柿Pale persimmon252,164,116#FCA474萱草色Daylily colored255,137,54#FF8936梅染Plum dyed250,146,88#FA9258紅鬱金Red bronze (lit. red dye and turmeric)251,129,54#FB8136丁子茶Clove brown143,88,60#8F583C憲法染Legal dye (from when color use was regulated by class)46,33,27#2E211B枇杷茶Loquat tree brown171,97,52#AB6134琥珀色Amber color202,105,36#CA6924淡香Pale incense255,165,101#FFA565朽葉色Decaying leaves color213,120,53#D57835金茶Golden brown198,107,39#C66B27丁子染Clove dyed169,98,50#A96232狐色Fox color152,86,41#985629柴染Brushwood dyed140,89,57#8C5939伽羅色Aloewood color106,67,45#6A432D煤竹色Weathered bamboo (lit. "sooty")89,58,39#593A27白茶White tea colored196,142,105#C48E69黄土色Ochre (lit. earthen yellow)190,127,81#BE7F51銀煤竹Golden grey bamboo (dried and weathered)125,78,45#7D4E2D黄唐茶Chinese yellow tea colored183,112,45#B7702D媚茶Kobi tea107,68,35#6B4423赤朽葉Red fallen leaves219,132,73#DB8449