noun
A traditional Japanese color name associated with the tea master Sen no Rikyū; a subdued, muted green-gray tone.
利休色の茶碗は落ち着いた雰囲気を醸し出す。
A tea bowl of greenish gray color creates a calm atmosphere.
彼女は利休色の着物を好んで着る。
She likes to wear a kimono in greenish gray.
Named after Sen no Rikyū (千利休), the influential 16th-century tea master, who favored this subdued greenish-gray hue in the wabi-cha aesthetic.