苍黄（Cāng Huáng）

Dusky Yellow

YellowDusky YellowSystem B Solar-term setsStart of SpringCombining · 合色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#B6A014

RGB

rgb(182, 160, 20)

HSL

hsl(52, 80%, 40%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.704 0.142 99)

CMYK

0, 12, 89, 29

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

goldenrod

#DAA520

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

antique moss

#b9a023

Nearest perceptual match (OKLab). Pantone value is from an unofficial dataset — approximate; verify against official swatches before production.

Imagery & Provenance意象与出处

Solar term

立春 · Start of Spring — "东风解冻，蛰虫始振，鱼上冰。"

Imagery

“Cang” is blue-grey. Dusky Yellow is a yellow that carries blue-grey in it — the threshold where yellow has almost walked all the way into green.

Origin

Lichun closes with this as its combining colour. By now rapeseed is bolting and willow buds are opening; from a distance the fields read as a yellow-green that is not yet green. It gathers the whole Lichun palette and sets the cycle of the seasons turning.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Start of Spring, the east wind thaws the ice.” (combining colour of 立春.)

Citation

《礼记·月令》：立春之日，东风解冻。

Evidence

Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

苍黄 — Close-up of a vibrant yellow wooden wall with textured planks. — Pexels License · ImageryClose-up of a vibrant yellow wooden wall with textured planks.Close-up of a vibrant yellow wooden wall with textured planks. — Engin Akyurt · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Versace Gold

#C9A227 · ≈ ΔE 5.3 (CIEDE2000)

Global brand reference

photo: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) www.wyprawa.info · CC BY 2.5

Editorial reference only — same/near shade used by these brands. Names and colours are trademarks of their respective owners; photos are CC-licensed from Wikimedia Commons (see credit on each card); no affiliation or endorsement implied.

Cultural Note for non-Chinese Designers文化提示

CautionYellow/gold = imperial, centre, earth, wealth. West reads caution.

Same Family同色系

Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.