一いっ斤こん染ぞめ

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

light pink; pale pink

Refers to a specific traditional Japanese dye color, a very pale pink achieved by dyeing with a small amount of safflower (紅花). Often used in historical or kimono contexts.

• 一いっ斤こん染ぞめの着物きものは、ほんのりとした桜さくら色いろが美うつくしい。

  A kimono dyed in 一斤染め has a beautiful, faint cherry-blossom color.

• この帯おびは一いっ斤こん染ぞめで、控ひかえめな華はなやかさがある。

  This obi is 一斤染め, giving it a subdued elegance.