青あお灰はい色いろ

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

grayish blue; ash grey; merle

Describes a muted blue-grey color, like a cloudy sky or weathered wood. The gloss 'merle' is a specialized term for a dog coat pattern of mixed blue-grey and black patches.

• 空そらは青あお灰はい色いろに曇くもっていた。

  The sky was overcast in a grayish blue.

• 彼かの女じょは青あお灰はい色いろのセーターを着きている。

  She is wearing an ash-grey sweater.