China Colour Intelligence
转
Start of Winter · Turning colour#ECE093绢纨(Juàn Wán)
Silk Floss
Colour Values色值
HEX
#ECE093
RGB
rgb(236, 224, 147)
HSL
hsl(52, 70%, 75%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.899 0.098 100.5)
CMYK
0, 5, 38, 7
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
khaki
#F0E68C
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
chardonnay
#e7df99
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
立冬 · Start of Winter — "水始冰,地始冻,雉入大水为蜃。"
Imagery
“Juàn” is a plain silk, “wán” a fine white silk. The colour of pale yellow silk — warm, flat, and soft.
Origin
As the turning colour it takes the term’s yellow from the outdoors to the loom. Silk yellows with age into exactly this tone, so the colour names both a fabric and the way time treats it.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Start of Winter, water begins to freeze.” (turning colour of 立冬.)
Citation
《礼记·月令》:立冬之日,水始冰。
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Post-it Yellow
#FDFD96 · ≈ ΔE 7.3 (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.
