[Explanation of a color]

The Uraha-iro, is the astringent pale green dull, such as the leaf back of leaves and grass. Both separately “Urabairo”. In color name attached to the staining dilute the “Kusa-iro”, already has its name was found in the Heian period. It also is said to be the color that particular honor to leaf back of kuzunoha.

By the way, as the color name that rely on the character of “Ura” in the same manner so as “Uraha-iro”, and expressed the color of the Howrah of willow “Urayanagi” “Urahayanagi”.

“Uraha-iro” is often used as the color of the kimono even today because it is the elegant shades, but because the colors that are refreshing and also a feeling of cleanliness, is such as to popular color of Okurumi of infants.

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