曙光[shokou] dawn
曙貴[aketaka] era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
曙貴時代[aketakajidai] era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II

曙草[akebonosou] Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
曙蝶蝶魚[akebonochouchouuo] blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)
曙色[akebonoiro] pink with a yellow tinge

茜色[akaneiro] madder red
暗褐色[ankasshoku] dark brown
暗色[anshoku] dark colour
暗赤色[ansekishoku] dark red
異色[ishoku] singular (esp. artist, artwork)

からすの濡れ羽色[karasunonurebairo] glossy black (hair)
烏羽色[karasubairo] glossy black
炎色[enshoku] flame (color, colour)
鉛色[namariiro] lead colour
鴬色[uguisuiro] greenish brown