青あお朽くち葉ば

noun

bluish russet; blue-green russet

A traditional Japanese color name (伝統色) for a muted, yellowish green-brown with a bluish cast. Used mainly in contexts of classical dyeing, art, or historical description.

• 青あお朽くち葉ばは、平へい安あん時じ代だいの襲かさねの色いろ目めにも見みられる伝でん統とう色しょくです。

  Aokuchiba is a traditional color seen in the layered color combinations of Heian-period court attire.