also: ヌーディカラー
noun
nude color; skin tone; flesh color
Wasei-eigo from 'nudie color', referring to a pale pinkish-beige resembling light skin tones, often used in fashion and cosmetics.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from nudie color
今年の春はヌーディーカラーのリップが流行っている。
Nude-colored lipsticks are trendy this spring.
彼女はヌーディーカラーのワンピースを着ていた。
She was wearing a nude-colored dress.
肌色 is the native Japanese term for 'skin color', but it can be considered less precise or outdated in some contexts. ヌーディーカラー is a modern, fashion-oriented wasei-eigo term specifically for a pale, pinkish-beige nude shade.
Wasei-eigo derived from English 'nudie color', referring to a color resembling light skin tones.