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Chairo

茶色 · ちゃいろ

The everyday Japanese word for brown, Chairo derives from the color produced when tea itself is used as a dye — a shade standing midway between orange and black.

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The namesake

お茶 茶葉 — what the name literally points to.

brown tea leaves brewed
brown tea leaves brewed
brown tea leaves brewed