鳶とび色いろ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

reddish brown; auburn

A traditional Japanese color name, literally 'kite (bird) color', referring to a warm reddish-brown hue. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 彼かの女じょは鳶とび色いろの瞳ひとみをしていた。

  She had reddish-brown eyes.

• 鳶とび色いろの染せん料りょうで布ぬのを染そめた。

  I dyed the cloth with a reddish-brown dye.