noun
light yellowish green; yellow-green
A traditional Japanese color name, often associated with fresh spring leaves. The reading もよぎ is obsolete.
See also: 萌黄色
萌黄色の着物が春らしいですね。
That light yellowish green kimono is very spring-like, isn't it?
新緑の萌黄が目に鮮やかだ。
The fresh green of the new leaves is vivid to the eye.
Kana spelling is common when the kanji are not needed or for clarity.
Variant kanji spelling using 葱 (onion) instead of 黄 (yellow); both are used.
Same meaning; 萌黄色 explicitly includes 色 (color), while 萌黄 can stand alone as a color noun.
From 萌え (moe, 'sprouting') + 黄 (ki, 'yellow'), referring to the yellowish green of new buds. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.