黄白游（Huáng Bái Yóu）

Yellow-White Drift

YellowYellow-White DriftSystem B Solar-term setsStart of SpringOpening · 起色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#FFF799

RGB

rgb(255, 247, 153)

HSL

hsl(55, 100%, 80%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.962 0.116 104.1)

CMYK

0, 3, 40, 0

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

khaki

#F0E68C

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

elfin yellow

#eeea97

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

“You” means to drift or wander. A pale yellow that wanders between yellow and white — not a fixed colour, but one caught mid-change.

Origin

Lichun, the first of the 24 solar terms, opens the year. As the east wind breaks the ice, low daylight on the water throws back a yellow-white shimmer that drifts and shifts — hence the name. It holds the seam between winter and spring: ice not yet gone, light still wavering.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

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

黄白游 — Crumpled yellow paper texture background with natural folds and wrinkles. — Pexels License · ImageryCrumpled yellow paper texture background with natural folds and wrinkles.Crumpled yellow paper texture background with natural folds and wrinkles. — Tamanna Rumee · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Post-it Yellow

#FDFD96 · ≈ ΔE 2.5 (CIEDE2000)

Global brand reference

photo: DangApricot (Erik Breedon) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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.