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Beniiro

紅色 · べにいろ

The vivid safflower red under its other reading — beni rather than kurenai. The same petal dye colored court silks and the traditional lip rouge that still carries the name.

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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

ベニバナ 紅花 染料 — what the name literally points to.

A safflower (benibana) field in bloom