What is the traditional Japanese color "terukaki"?
Persimmon color is a yellow-red dyed using persimmon tannins and red iron oxide, and is also known as "persimmon tannin color." However, it was once also called "oyster color" or "tannin color," and is characterized by its deep, warm hue. Persimmon tannins are made from the juice of fermented green persimmons, which are mordanted with metallic salts and diluted with water for dyeing. During the Edo period, "tannin paper" was made by layering washi paper coated with persimmon tannin, and was widely used for raincoats, dyeing stencils, and more. Nowadays, persimmon color refers to a bright orange-red color like a ripe persimmon, and is also called "terigaki" (glowing persimmon).
Persimmon color = Kakiiro
The "shibuol" contained in persimmon tannins has antiseptic properties, and cloth dyed with persimmon tannins is said to have antibacterial properties. "Kaki-iro" is pronounced "kaki-iro."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: R163 G94 B71 #A35E47 2/Persimmon
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