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Amairo

亜麻色 · あまいろ

Flax fiber lends amairo both name and character — a pale greyish beige, the natural blond of the raw thread before spinning or dye touches it.

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white 1.67 × black 12.56 AAA
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Tints & shades

Harmonies within the tradition

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

Similar colors

白茶 Shiracha 桑染 Kuwazome 銀色 Giniro 薄色 Usu-iro

The namesake

亜麻 リネン繊維 — what the name literally points to.

raw flax linen fiber
raw flax linen fiber
raw flax linen fiber