China Colour Intelligence
起
Spring Equinox · Opening colour#EBEEE8皦玉(Jiǎo Yù)
Bright Jade
Colour Values色值
HEX
#EBEEE8
RGB
rgb(235, 238, 232)
HSL
hsl(90, 15%, 92%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.945 0.009 128.6)
CMYK
1, 0, 3, 7
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
whitesmoke
#F5F5F5
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
star white
#efefe8
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
春分 · Spring Equinox — "春分雨脚落声微,柳岸斜风带客归。"
Imagery
“Jiǎo” means bright, luminous white. Bright Jade is the cool, faintly green-tinged white of polished stone.
Origin
Spring Equinox divides day and night in equal halves. Its palette abandons the season’s reds for the whites of the equinox sky and of jade. Bright Jade opens the term — white with a whisper of green in it, light before it takes on colour.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Xu Xuan, “Spring Equinox” — on the day when day and night stand equal. (opening colour of 春分.)
Citation
徐铉《春分》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Pantone Cloud Dancer
#F0EEE9 · ≈ ΔE 2.6 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Basile Morin · 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
CautionGreen = life, spring, jade. CAUTION: 'green hat' (绿帽子) is an insult — avoid green hats on people.
Same Family同色系
Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.
