褐色かちいろ

noun

dark indigo; deep blue-black

A traditional Japanese color name for a very dark indigo, almost black. Often used in historical or artistic contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの武ぶ士しの裃かみしもには、褐色かちいろがよく使つかわれた。

  Dark indigo was often used for samurai kamishimo in the Edo period.

• この染そめ物ものは、何なん度ども藍あいで染そめて褐色かちいろに仕し上あげている。

  This dyed fabric has been repeatedly indigo-dyed to achieve a deep blue-black.