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金色Kin-iro
きんいろ · Gold · family yellow
A named color for gold.
金色 (Kin-iro) is catalogued here as gold. The color of gold leaf used in temple decoration, byōbu screens, and lacquerware.
Tobunken records the underlying color/material term in the Nara-period vocabulary database derived from 『大日本古文書』; this supports historical name attestation, not measured sRGB.
Name appears in at least one CC BY-SA Wikipedia traditional Japanese color list; HEX remains a Chroma Cathay digital approximation for design use.
Traditional color names predate modern screen color spaces, so this HEX value is a design approximation rather than a material measurement.
USAGEWhere it works
Branding
Yellow accent for cultural, hospitality, or editorial systems
Packaging
Seasonal goods, stationery, and boxed sets
Illustration
Pigment-aware fills, print scenes, and object studies
UI accent
Surface tint, highlight, token swatch, or subtle state color
SOURCESEvidence trail
EXPORTSCopy-ready tokens