pale gentle pink; ibis wing color
Archaic Japanese color name referring to a soft pink reminiscent of the wing feathers of the crested ibis (鴇). Rarely used in modern everyday language; encountered mainly in historical or traditional contexts.
See also: 鴇色
The color name 'tokihairo' appears in Edo-period dyeing sample books.
Compound of 鴇 (toki, 'crested ibis'), 羽 (ha, 'wing'), and 色 (iro, 'color'), referring to the pale pink hue of the bird's wing feathers. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is attested in traditional Japanese color nomenclature.