What is the traditional Japanese color "walnut color"?
Walnut color refers to a light brown color. It is dyed from the bark, outer shell of the fruit, and root bark of walnuts that grow wild in the mountains and fields, and has been used since the Heian period. According to the Shosoin documents, there is a record of "walnut paper" being used to dye not only cloth but also paper, indicating that the dye had a wide range of uses. The Tonbo Diary states, "It was written on walnut-colored paper and applied to the colored pine tree," giving a sense of the taste that people at the time put into the color.
Walnut color = Kurumiiro
Walnuts have been popular as food since ancient times, and shells have been excavated from Jomon period ruins. The shells are hard, and special tools are sometimes used to crack them. "Kurumiiro" (walnut color) is pronounced "kurumi-iro."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: R148 G122 B109 #947A6D / Walnut
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