noun, takes genitive case の

  1. (one's) skin color, skin color, skin tone.
  2. flesh color (of a Japanese person), flesh color, pale orange. Sensitive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
肌色 はだいろ
 
 
はだ色 はだいろ
膚色 はだいろ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

texture, skin, body
はだ キ (9th, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
color
いろ ショク シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ ハ うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)