What is the traditional Japanese color "gray"?
Gray is a general term for achromatic colors between white and black, and is derived from the color of ash that remains after trees and leaves burn. While not flashy, it gives an impression of modest and elegant, and has long been popular in Japan as a color representing modesty and tranquility. During the Nara period, calm colors reminiscent of ash were used for clothing and furnishings, and in the Heian period, it appeared in literature along with ink dyeing as an example of the beauty of achromatic colors.
Gray = Haiiro
Ash has been an essential part of life in Japan since ancient times. Ash from the hearth was used for cleaning, bleaching, and soil improvement, and lye was used to clean cloth and utensils. "Gray" is pronounced "haiiro."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: R130 G130 B130 #828282 / Gray
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