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Tobi-iro

鳶色 · とびいろ · “Ibis-color”

Tobi-iro takes its name from the reddish-brown plumage of the kite. Warm and earthy, it sits between russet and chestnut, a brown deepened with a distinct cast of red.

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white 7.52 AAA black 2.79 ×
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ja.wikipedia #85403A · en.wikipedia #4C221B
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The namesake

トビ 鳶 鳥 — what the name literally points to.

black kite bird brown plumage