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Aisumicha

藍墨茶 · あいすみちゃ · “Indigo ink brown”

Aisumicha compresses three colorants into one name — ai (indigo), sumi (ink), and cha (tea). The shade is a near-black grey where blue, black, and brown meet without any one prevailing.

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Harmonies within the tradition

Complementary and triadic companions, chosen from real traditional colors — not computed values.

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The namesake

墨 硯 書道 — what the name literally points to.

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