dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
A traditional Japanese color name for the muted yellowish-brown of withered leaves. Often used in fashion, design, and seasonal descriptions.
She wore a dead-leaf-colored scarf.
As autumn deepens, the whole mountain is dyed in yellowish brown.
Standard kanji spelling for the color name.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 枯葉 (かれは, 'dead leaf') and 色 (いろ, 'color'). The spelling 枯れ葉色 includes the okurigana れ for the verb stem 枯れ.