Some years ago I found by accident the book <cite>The Traditional Colors of Japan</cite> by **Nobyoshi Hamada** in a bookstore. He also wrote the sister book <cite>Traditional Japanese Color Palette</cite>.

It’s the best book about Japanese colors I know. The book has beautiful photography showing examples of nature, craftsmanship, and art applying the colors.

I took the time and converted all colors in the book into an ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) file that is usable in all Graphic software. You can download the file or browse all colors on this page.
