色合い・色合|いろあいiroai[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncolouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue; tone; tinge; tint
   その建物たてものは実じつに美うつくしい色合いろあいの大理石だいりせきでできている。↗

   The building is built of marble of a most lovely color.
2. nounflavour; nuance; feel; sense; look

• Synonym色彩しきさいNeutralColour itself, and figuratively a leaning or character, as in 「政治的色彩」; reads as more written than 「色合い」.
• Synonym色調しきちょうWrittenWritten/formal term for how light, dark, deep or pale a colour is; leans technical. 「色合い」 is the everyday choice and can also suggest style or flavour.
• Synonym彩りいろどりNeutralAbout combining and adding colour — a colour scheme or garnish — rather than a shade itself; figuratively it adds sparkle, as in 「食卓に彩りを添える」.
• Synonym色いろNeutralThe most basic word for colour, also covering complexion and expression. 「色合い」 focuses on the tone or feel of a colour.
• SynonymカラーNeutralLoanword for colour, also for distinctive character or style, as in 「チームカラー」, and for dyeing hair.
• SynonymトーンNeutralLoanword overlapping 「色合い」 in the tone of a colour, but it also covers tone of voice and an overall keynote, as in 「トーンダウン」.
• Synonym色相しきそうWrittenWritten term from art and colour science for the kind of colour — red, yellow, blue and the like. More specialised than 「色合い」.
• Related彩色さいしきWrittenWritten/formal word for the act of colouring something in, as in 「彩色画」. It names an action, not a shade, so it cannot replace 「色合い」.
• Related色艶いろつやNeutralColour plus sheen, mostly for skin and complexion, as in 「顔の色艶」; the emphasis falls on the sheen.
• Antonym無色むしょくNeutralThe opposite of 「色合い」: no colour at all, or figuratively a neutral, unbiased stance, where the headword implies a definite tone.

Use 「色合い」 for the everyday tone or feel of a colour. For technical light-dark tone use 「色調」, in art or colour science 「色相」. 「色彩」 fits written, figurative talk of colour; 「彩り」 is colour schemes and garnish; 「色艶」 is colour with sheen, mostly of skin. Plain colour is 「色」 or 「カラー」; 「トーン」 is tone or keynote. 「彩色」 is colouring in; 「無色」 is the opposite — colourless or neutral.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 色いろの調子ちょうし。色調しきちょう。
2. 顔色かおいろ。
3. 性質せいしつ。傾向けいこう。具合ぐあい。