How to say "maroon" in Japanese

• マルーン
  nounCovers the color maroon itself, a dark brownish red. As a katakana loanword it is the most direct way to name the color, such as when describing clothes or design.
• 海老茶えびちゃ
  no-adjectiveA Japanese color name, literally the brown of a boiled lobster; it covers maroon and reddish-brown, leaning toward the darker maroon side. Use it for a named shade of deep reddish brown.
• 溜色ためいろ
  no-adjectiveA Japanese color name for maroon or reddish-brown. It is little known, however, and unless you specifically want this named shade, マルーン or えび色 will usually be the clearer choice.
• えび色えびいろ
  no-adjectiveLiterally 'lobster color', a Japanese color name whose primary sense is reddish brown, maroon being secondary. Choose it when the shade you mean is reddish brown rather than a deep dark red.

All four are less common ways to render the color maroon: 「マルーン」 is the direct loanword, while 海老茶, 溜色 and 「えび色」 are Japanese color names for dark reddish-brown shades, 「えび色」 leaning toward reddish brown.

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• マルーンmaroon
• 海老茶えびちゃmaroon
• 溜色ためいろmaroon
• えび色えびいろreddish brown