Akaneiro

This red color is dyed with pigment taken from the root of Akane, and is a slightly darker red. It is a typical autumn color and is often used to represent dusk or autumn leaves. Akane is a general term for dragonflies with red bodies. The scenery of red dragonflies flying over ears of rice that have turned golden with the harvest of autumn and the sky that is tinted in akane is very typical of Japan.