China Colour Intelligence
起
Grain Rain · Opening colour#DCC7E1昌荣(Chāng Róng)
Flourishing
Colour Values色值
HEX
#DCC7E1
RGB
rgb(220, 199, 225)
HSL
hsl(288, 30%, 83%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.855 0.042 319.7)
CMYK
2, 12, 0, 12
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
thistle
#D8BFD8
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
lilac snow
#e0c7d7
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
谷雨 · Grain Rain — "谷雨如丝复似尘,煮瓶浮蜡正尝新。"
Imagery
“Chang rong” means thriving, luxuriant. Named for an auspicious herb, matched here as a pale lilac.
Origin
Grain Rain is the last term of spring, when rain falls and the hundred grains are sown. It is the purple term of the year, and its four colours are all a single lilac-violet, opening at their lightest and palest before darkening step by step.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Fan Chengda, “Grain Rain” — on the rain that brings the hundred grains. (opening colour of 谷雨.)
Citation
范成大《谷雨》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Mercedes Silver
#A6A6A6 · ≈ ΔE 17.6 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
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
CautionPurple = nobility (Forbidden City). Aligns with Western 'royal'.
Same Family同色系
Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.
