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Usu'ao

薄青 · うすあお · “Pale blue”

Though its name reads simply as 'pale blue,' usuao is in practice a quiet grey-green — a reminder of the breadth of the word ao, which embraces green as well as blue.

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white 2.94 × black 7.13 AAA
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