China Colour Intelligence
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Start of Winter · Succeeding colour#F7EEAD女贞黄(Nǚ Zhēn Huáng)
Privet Yellow
Colour Values色值
HEX
#F7EEAD
RGB
rgb(247, 238, 173)
HSL
hsl(53, 82%, 82%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.941 0.083 101.2)
CMYK
0, 4, 30, 3
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
wax yellow
#ede9ad
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
The pale yellow of privet in flower — an evergreen that holds its leaves through winter.
Origin
Privet is an evergreen, and its blossom carries a small pale-yellow note into the cold. As the succeeding colour it firms Half-Seen up one step — an image of yellow surviving the season rather than departing with it.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Start of Winter, water begins to freeze.” (succeeding 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 7.0 (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.
