Kobicha

The color kobicha (媚茶) is one of the Japanese traditional colors that has been in use since 660 CE in the form of various dyes used in designing kimono.[1][2]

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Kobicha
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#6B4423
sRGBB (r, g, b)(107, 68, 35)
HSV (h, s, v)(28°, 67%, 42%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(33, 37, 39°)
SourceJTC
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The name kobicha comes from the Japanese for the colour of a type of kelp tea, but the word was often used as a synonym for a form of flattery[3][4] in a curious parallel with the English usage brown nosing.

References
  1. Nagasaki, Seiki. Nihon no dentoshoku : sono shikimei to shikicho, Seigensha, 2001. ISBN 4-916094-53-0
  2. Nihon Shikisai Gakkai. Shinpen shikisai kagaku handobukku, Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai, 1985. ISBN 4-13-061000-7
  3. Nagasaki, Seiki. Nihon no dentoshoku : sono shikimei to shikicho, Seigensha, 2001. ISBN 4-916094-53-0
  4. Nihon Shikisai Gakkai. Shinpen shikisai kagaku handobukku, Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai, 1985. ISBN 4-13-061000-7

See also


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