Birthday Color 366

Traditional Japanese color names

November Traditional Color Names

Of the 30 birthday colors for November, 12 carry a traditional Japanese name.

  • Rakudairo

    #BF794E · Nov 1

    The color of a camel's coat, the dry sand of the desert.

  • Kojikairo

    #8B724A · Nov 2

    The coat of a young deer, a pale brown.

  • Kurochairo

    #583822 · Nov 3

    Black tea, a brown with black mixed through it.

  • Kabairo

    #CD5E3C · Nov 9

    The color of birch bark, mottled with white and black.

  • Sunairo

    #DCD3B2 · Nov 12

    The color of sand, pale at the shore or on the path.

  • Sumiiro

    #473A17 · Nov 15

    The color of ink, the dull black ground on an inkstone.

  • Sakuragaiiro

    #FABABA · Nov 16

    The color of a sakuragai shell, a pale pink.

  • Macchairo

    #BBC8AC · Nov 22

    The color of matcha, the fresh green of ground tea leaves.

  • Akuiro

    #9E9478 · Nov 23

    The color of dyeing lye, a pale yellow-gray.

  • Namariiro

    #7B7C7D · Nov 24

    The color of lead, a heavy gray carrying blue.

  • Hadairo

    #FCE2C4 · Nov 27

    The color of skin, white and red in the middle.

  • Karehairo

    #54513E · Nov 30

    The color of a dead leaf, before it falls in autumn.

The origins below are the site's own editorial explanations.

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