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Sora-iro

空色 · そらいろ · “Sky Blue color”

Sora-iro is simply the color of the sky on a fine day — a bright, pale blue midway between blue and white, as open and untroubled as the weather it describes.

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white 1.60 × black 13.12 AAA
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The namesake

青空 晴天 — what the name literally points to.

clear blue sky day
clear blue sky day