March Traditional Color Names

#F5B199 · Mar 1

Indigo dyed one bolt at a time, so no two pieces match exactly.

#F4B3C2 · Mar 3

The pale pink of a toki's breast feathers, white mixed with red.

#FEF4F4 · Mar 6

The color of cherry blossom, a pale pink on the branch.

#F2A0A1 · Mar 8

The color of red plum blossom, a deeper pink than the white plum.

#F5B1AA · Mar 9

The color of coral from the sea, red and peach over a white skeleton.

#F4DDA5 · Mar 11

The color of ink powder ground on a whetstone, faintly yellow.

#ED6D3D · Mar 13

The skin of a ripe persimmon, orange with red mixed in.

#D2A4C8 · Mar 16

The pale purple of wisteria, lighter than red wisteria and bluer.

#895B8A · Mar 20

The purple of the dye used in olden times, once a costly pigment.

#745399 · Mar 23

The purple of the dye that was fashionable in Edo times.