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Usumo'egi

淡萌黄 · うすもえぎ · “Pale young green onion”

A fresh, sappy yellow-green whose name joins the character for 'pale' to moegi, written with 'sprout' and 'yellow.' The shade carries the light brightness of newly emerged leaves at the start of the growing season.

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Complementary and triadic companions, chosen from real traditional colors — not computed values.

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The namesake

新芽 若葉 — what the name literally points to.

fresh young green sprouts
fresh young green sprouts
fresh young green sprouts