What is the traditional Japanese color "light blue"?
Usuai is a pale green with a yellowish tinge. It is a pale blue-white color dyed by combining Kariyasu grass and purple grass, and has a tone similar to pale spring onion. Usuai also corresponds to the "light green" described in the Nuidono-ryo section of the Engishiki. The dyeing method is described as "For one light green twill, use half an indigo cloth and two jin (8 ryo) of yellow medicine. For one piece of silk, use half an indigo cloth and two jin (10 jin) of yellow leaves." This delicate color was created by adding blue with indigo dye and yellow with yellow leaves.
Light blue = Light blue
In modern times, "midori" is used as a general term for green colors, but in ancient times it was included in the blue color family and was expressed with names such as "moegi." "Usuao" is pronounced "usuao."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: R145 B180 B147 #91B493/Light Blue
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