What is the traditional Japanese color "burnt brown"?
Kocha is a deep brown with a burnt black hue. The Edo period dyeing book "Shoshikite" (1772) describes a dyeing method that uses the bark of the sweet plum tree and fixes the color with iron and lime. This method is time-consuming, and shows that the power of nature was carefully harnessed to create a single color. Another feature is that dyes can be obtained from a variety of plants, such as pomegranate and cornflower. Although it is the same brown, it is not called "koicha" (thick tea), "dark tea" (deep tea), or "deep tea," but is deliberately named "kocha" (burnt tea).
Dark brown = Kogecha
Colors similar to burnt brown were also used in old wooden furniture and lacquerware, and the color has become familiar in Japanese life as it deepens in flavor with use. "Burn brown" is pronounced "kogecha."
DIC Traditional Japanese Color: R86 G63 B46 #563F2E / Dark Brown
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