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Kōiro

香色 · こういろ

"Incense color" — a dull, pale yellow-red dyed with a decoction of clove buds, and also known as chōji-iro after the spice. The scent trade and the dye pot meet in one soft tone.

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The namesake

丁子 クローブ — what the name literally points to.

clove buds spice