salmon pink; daybreak color
A traditional Japanese color name for a warm pink with a yellowish tinge, reminiscent of the sky at dawn. Often used in artistic, literary, or design contexts. Synonymous with 曙色.
See also: 曙色
Her kimono was a salmon pink color, giving a very gentle impression.
Shinonome-iro is also called akebono-iro, and it evokes the sky at dawn.
Refers to daybreak or dawn itself, not the color. 東雲色 is the color derived from that image.
Formed from 東雲 “daybreak” and 色 “color,” naming the pale reddish-orange color of the sky at dawn.