土つち色いろ

noun

earth color; ashen; deathly pale

Describes a dull brownish-gray color like soil, or a pale, sickly complexion. Often used for an unhealthy face color.

• 彼かれは病びょう気きで顔かおが土つち色いろだった。

  His face was ashen from illness.

• 壁かべはくすんだ土つち色いろに塗ぬられていた。

  The wall was painted a dull earth color.