also: こうどいろ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ocher; ochre
Refers to the yellowish-brown color of ocher. Used as both a noun and a no-adjective.
壁を黄土色に塗った。
I painted the wall ocher.
彼女は黄土色のスカートをはいていた。
She was wearing an ocher skirt.
Compound of 黄土 (おうど, 'ocher, yellow earth') and 色 (いろ, 'color'). The reading おうど is the standard on'yomi; こうど is a less common variant.