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Minor Snow · Opening colour#DE82A7

龙膏烛(Lóng Gāo Zhú)

Dragon-Fat Candle
RedDragon-Fat CandleSystem B Solar-term setsMinor SnowOpening · 起色

Colour Values色值

HEX
#DE82A7
RGB
rgb(222, 130, 167)
HSL
hsl(336, 58%, 69%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.716 0.121 355)
CMYK
0, 41, 25, 13
approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈
palevioletred
#DB7093
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
aurora pink
#e881a6

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
小雪 · Minor Snow — "虹藏不见,天气上腾,地气下降。"
Imagery
Legend held that candles made from dragon fat burned without guttering. Named for the pink glow of candlelight.
Origin
Minor Snow is the second term of winter, when rain turns to snow. Its palette is four pinks, and it opens with the warmest — a glow rather than a pigment, light seen through the eye.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Minor Snow, the rainbow hides from sight.” (opening colour of 小雪.)
Citation
《礼记·月令》:小雪之日,虹藏不见。
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

龙膏烛 — High-resolution close-up of a wrinkled pink paper texture, ideal for design use.
Pexels License · ImageryHigh-resolution close-up of a wrinkled pink paper texture, ideal for design use.High-resolution close-up of a wrinkled pink paper texture, ideal for design use. — Tamanna Rumee · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Barbie Pink
#E0218A · ≈ ΔE 16.6 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference

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

CautionRed = luck, celebration, weddings, New Year. West reads danger/passion — align intent explicitly.

Same Family同色系

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