許ゆるし色いろ

noun

permitted color (for courtiers' clothing)

Historical term referring to colors that were officially allowed for courtiers' garments in the Japanese imperial court, as opposed to forbidden colors (禁色).

See also: 禁色

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいには、許ゆるし色いろと禁きん色じきが厳げん格かくに区く別べつされていた。

  In the Heian period, permitted colors and forbidden colors were strictly distinguished.