BROWN & ORANGE
“Daidai” means a bitter orange.
“Cha” of “Chairo” means Japanese green tea, and brownish colors were generated by decocted green tea. Chairo became fashionable and various chairo colors were produced in Edo era.
*An example of coordination of kimono is here.
Typical brownish colors and their Japanese name
| kurocha | |
| kurotobi | |
| kogecha | |
| kurogaki | |
| susutakeiro | |
| chakasshoku | |
| momosiocha / youkan-iro | |
| sekikasshoku | |
| tobiiro | |
| ebicha | |
| kurikawacha | |
| kourozen | |
| indoaka | |
| azukiiro | |
| kuriiro | |
| kobicha | |
| kyarairo | |
| shibugamiiro | |
| ginsusutake | |
| edocha | |
| hashibamiiro | |
| soudenkaracha | |
| suzumecha | |
| kakishibuiro | |
| kakicha | |
| benikaba | |
| benitobi | |
| kuriume | |
| hiwadairo | |
| benihihada | |
| kuwazome / kuwanomiiro | |
| kogarekou | |
| choujicha | |
| kitsuneiro | |
| fushizome | |
| shikancha | |
| namakabeiro | |
| rikyuucha | |
| kurumizome | |
| rikyuushiracha | |
| amairo | |
| shiracha | |
| rakudairo | |
| kurumiiro | |
| kohakuiro | |
| choujizome / choujiiro / kouzome | |
| kigaracha | |
| anzuiro | |
| kincha | |
| hajizome/ hajiiro | |
| kuchiba | |
| yamabukicha | |
| komugiiro | |
| mokuran | |
| kouiro | |
| asakuchinashi | |
| usukou | |
| araigaki / sharegaki | |
| usugaki | |
| nikuiro / shishiiro /hadairo / hitoiro | |
| akashirotsurubami | |
| akakuchiba | |
| kokikuchinasi | |
| akakou | |
| tokigaracha | |
| enshuucha | |
| nikkeiiro | |
| kabairo | |
| sohi | |
| ninjinniro | |
| kakiiro | |
| outan | |
| benihi | |
| terigaki | |
| ake | |
| menouiro | |
| kabacha | |
| edocha | |
| bengarairo | |
| hihadairo | |
| senchairo | |
| taishairo | |
| higosusutake | |
| rokoucha | |
| benikeshinezumi | |
| mirucha | |
| sensaicha | |
| aikobicha | |
| rikancha | |
| miruiro | |
| iwaicha | |
| baikoucha / kusayanagi | |
| uguisucha | |
| chairo | |
| kasshoku | |
| karacha | |
| nataneyuiro | |
| kokeiro | |
| kimirucha | |
| hiwacha | |
| yanagicha | |
| kitsurubami | |
| ameiro | |
| kareiro | |
| daidaiiro | |
| mikan-iro | |
| kanzouiro / koujiiro | |
| koujiiro | |
| kiaka | |
| beniukon | |
| anzuiro | |
| benikouji | |
| tabakoiro | |
| shibugamiiro | |
| umezome | |
| danjuroucha | |
| tobiiro | |
| sabiiro | |
| senzaicha |
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