noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
A traditional Japanese color name for a yellowish-brown hue, similar to ochre or tawny. Used as both a noun and a no-adjective.
彼女は代赭色のスカートをはいていた。
She was wearing a yellowish-brown skirt.
この絵の具は代赭色に近い。
This paint is close to yellowish-brown.
黄土色 is another traditional color name for a yellowish-brown, often more earthy or ochre-like; 代赭色 can be slightly redder or tawnier.
The term 代赭 (たいしゃ) originally referred to a reddish-brown pigment or earth, and 色 (いろ) means 'color'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a traditional Japanese color name.