断肠（Duàn Cháng）

Heartbreak

YellowHeartbreakSystem B Solar-term setsMinor ColdSucceeding · 承色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#ECEBC2

RGB

rgb(236, 235, 194)

HSL

hsl(59, 53%, 84%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.93 0.054 106.2)

CMYK

0, 0, 18, 7

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

lightgoldenrodyellow

#FAFAD2

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

green essence

#e9eac8

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

小寒 · Minor Cold — "雁北乡，鹊始巢，雉始雊。"

Imagery

A pale, wasted yellow, borrowed from the language of grief. Named after a pale-flowered plant.

Origin

The name belongs both to a plant and to an emotion, and the colour carries the same pallor. As the succeeding colour it sits between the term’s white and its yellow — a yellow gone wan, drained of cheer.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Minor Cold, wild geese head north.” (succeeding colour of 小寒.)

Citation

《礼记·月令》：小寒之日，雁北乡。

Evidence

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

Imagery意象图

断肠 — A collection of blank papers spread around a central empty space on a table. — Pexels License · ImageryA collection of blank papers spread around a central empty space on a table.A collection of blank papers spread around a central empty space on a table. — DS stories · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Burberry Beige

#D7C3A1 · ≈ ΔE 11.8 (CIEDE2000)

Global brand reference

photo: Hampshire and Solent Museums · CC BY-SA 2.0

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

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.