China Colour Intelligence
起
Grain Rain · Opening colour#DCC7E1

昌荣(Chāng Róng)

Flourishing
PurpleFlourishingSystem B Solar-term setsGrain RainOpening · 起色

Colour Values色值

HEX
#DCC7E1
RGB
rgb(220, 199, 225)
HSL
hsl(288, 30%, 83%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.855 0.042 319.7)
CMYK
2, 12, 0, 12
approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈
thistle
#D8BFD8
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
lilac snow
#e0c7d7

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
谷雨 · Grain Rain — "谷雨如丝复似尘,煮瓶浮蜡正尝新。"
Imagery
“Chang rong” means thriving, luxuriant. Named for an auspicious herb, matched here as a pale lilac.
Origin
Grain Rain is the last term of spring, when rain falls and the hundred grains are sown. It is the purple term of the year, and its four colours are all a single lilac-violet, opening at their lightest and palest before darkening step by step.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Fan Chengda, “Grain Rain” — on the rain that brings the hundred grains. (opening colour of 谷雨.)
Citation
范成大《谷雨》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

昌荣 — A modern abstract painting with soft pastel hues, perfect for backgrounds.
Pexels License · ImageryA modern abstract painting with soft pastel hues, perfect for backgrounds.A modern abstract painting with soft pastel hues, perfect for backgrounds. — Kseniya Lapteva · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Mercedes Silver
Mercedes Silver
#A6A6A6 · ≈ ΔE 17.6 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

CautionPurple = nobility (Forbidden City). Aligns with Western 'royal'.

Same Family同色系

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