Yûsoku Kojitsu Ron
A History of
Japanese Clothing and Accessories
One of the great frustrations with dealing with color and the computer is that one is at the mercy of the vagaries of different monitors and settings. To that end, the colors depicted here can only be an approximation of the actual colors they are intended to represent. In fact, very few of them look exactly like the prototypes even on my monitor, but I am relying on the expertise of Japanese sources that the values I am giving are close approximations of what they are supposed to represent.
To make life a little easier, however, for those interested in seeing exactly what the real colors are, I have gone through the DMC floss chart and attempted where possible to give the floss number closest to the actual color. This way, one can go to the fabric store and pick up a skein of the floss number in question, and attempt to match that to the dyes or fabrics to be used in any reconstructions.
color swatch color name DMX floss code RGB color code In addition, as indicated in the legend at the left, I am including the RGB code for reproducing it either for the Web or with an RGB-viable graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.
Red Family
Imayo iro DMC #xxx #C63372
Koki (sûo) iro DMC #xxx #581635
Fukaki sûo DMC #xxx #6F0000
Sûo DMC #xxx #990000
Asaki sûo DMC #xxx #C53843
Koki aka DMC #xxx #CC0033
Koki ake DMC #xxx #663333
akane (ake) DMC #xxx #C82C20
Usuki ake DMC #xxx #F39250
Aka shiratsubami DMC #xxx #DE6250
Fukaki hi DMC #xxx #A50024
(Naka) hi DMC #xxx #EA0000
Asaki hi DMC #xxx #E54D36
Kara kurenai DMC #xxx #E4052D
Kurenai DMC #xxx #CC0000
Usuki kurenai DMC #xxx #F74F5B
U. kurenai awaku DMC #xxx #FA8B94
Koki kôbai DMC #xxx #AC2D50
Kôbai DMC #xxx #D25376
Usu kôbai DMC #xxx #E7B4C2
Koki ebi DMC #xxx #793138
(Naka) ebi DMC #xxx #A53841
Asaki ebi DMC #xxx #CD676F
Momiji DMC #xxx #993333
Botan iro DMC #xxx #CC0066
Ikkonzome DMC #xxx #FCBEBF
Tsukizome DMC #xxx #FF69B4
Arazome/Taikô DMC #xxx #F8C8BC
Kôrozen DMC #xxx #D2691E
Kuchinashi DMC #xxx #FF8C00
Hanezu DMC #xxx #EC7650
Akaki kuchiba DMC #xxx #E49A68
Ôni/Ôdan DMC #xxx #FF8000
Akaki shu DMC #xxx #E12A26
Shu DMC #xxx #FF3300
Usu. kôbai awaku DMC #xxx #E7B4C2
Sakura iro DMC #xxx #FAC8FA
Nadeshiko DMC #xxx #FFCCFF
Purple Family
Koki (m.) iro DMC #xxx #581635
Fukaki murasaki DMC #xxx #55154B
Fukaki keshi m. DMC #xxx #723867
(Naka) murasaki DMC #xxx #721C65
Asaki keshi m. DMC #xxx #B86DA9
Asa m. / Usu iro DMC #xxx #8A93BE
Shion iro DMC #xxx #562880
Koki ebi DMC #xxx #793138
(Naka) ebi iro DMC #xxx #A53841
Koki futaai DMC #xxx #644A79
Futaai DMC #xxx #7C5A95
Hashita iro DMC #xxx #A082B1
Blue Family
Kon iro DMC #xxx #38215A
Ai iro DMC #xxx #28355C
aoguro DMC #xxx #111111
Ao nibi DMC #xxx #184557
Fukaki hanada DMC #xxx #274765
(Naka) hanada DMC #xxx #3F729F
Asaki hanada DMC #xxx #8EADC6
Tsugu hanada DMC #xxx #618BAD
Mizu iro DMC #xxx #7ADD6FF
Kachi iro DMC #xxx #00005B
Ruri iro DMC #xxx #342C77
Green Family
Ao iro DMC #xxx #465B22
Asaki ao DMC #xxx #3F8D66
Usuki ao DMC #xxx #719337
Ao asaki midori DMC #xxx #45A780
Ao shiratsubami DMC #xxx #779458
Fukaki midori DMC #xxx #3F729F
(Naka) midori DMC #xxx #00995D
Asa midori DMC #xxx #7ABA84
Midori ao DMC #xxx #006633
Awakitokusa DMC #xxx #57AE7C
Hisoku DMC #xxx #86E0CC
Koki moegi DMC #xxx #39681A
Moegi DMC #xxx #519324
Usuki moegi DMC #xxx #66BA2E
Usuki m. awaku DMC #xxx #8CD75B
Ao kuchiba DMC #xxx #78893D
Kikujin DMC #xxx #818100
Rokushô iro DMC #xxx #337B5F
Mokusai iro DMC #xxx #40865E
Yellow Family
Ominaeshi iro DMC #xxx #E6F639
Fukaki ki DMC #xxx #D4D900
(Naka) ki DMC #xxx #FBFF44
Asaki Ki DMC #xxx #E7EA75
Ukon iro DMC #xxx #FFCC00
Yamabuki DMC #xxx #F2C539
Usuki yamabuki DMC #xxx #F5D36B
Kôji iro DMC #xxx #E2A96F
Kanzô iro DMC #xxx #FEB75E
Kuchiba iro DMC #xxx #F6C64F
Haji iro DMC #xxx #E29B49
Brown Family
Hiwada iro DMC #xxx #6A1104
Ochiguri iro DMC #xxx #64392F
Ichi iro DMC #xxx #F6B573
Black & White Family
Shiro DMC #xxx #F9FBED
Usuki sumi DMC #xxx #7A7E69
Nibi iro DMC #xxx #676965
Sumizome DMC #xxx #383A32
Kuro DMC #xxx #1B1617
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