What is the traditional Japanese color "Kojika-iro" (fawn color)?
The gentle brown color, known as "fawn color," originates from the soft fur of a baby deer. Deer have been familiar to the Japanese people since ancient times, and their image is even mentioned in the Manyoshu, a collection of poems from the Nara period. They inhabit a wide area from Hokkaido to Okinawa and have been revered as messengers of the gods at shrines such as Kasuga Taisha and Itsukushima Shrine. This color is characterized by its soft and warm hue, reminiscent of the fur of such a fawn. The spots seen on the backs of fawns are called "kanoko," and this is also the name of a tie-dyeing technique.
fawn color = kojikairo
Deer are unusual animals in that their antlers are replaced every year. New antlers grow in the spring and become magnificent antlers by autumn. "Kojika-iro" is pronounced "kojika-iro".
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: C0 M28 Y41 K30 / R178 G128 B105 / Kojika-iro (fawn color)
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