China Colour Intelligence
起
Cold Dew · Opening colour#A6BAB1

醽醁(Líng Lù)

Linglu Wine
WhiteLinglu WineSystem B Solar-term setsCold DewOpening · 起色

Colour Values色值

HEX
#A6BAB1
RGB
rgb(166, 186, 177)
HSL
hsl(153, 13%, 69%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.771 0.025 166.9)
CMYK
11, 0, 5, 27
approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈
silver
#C0C0C0
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
silt green
#a9bdb1

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
寒露 · Cold Dew — "萧疏桐叶上,月白露初团。"
Imagery
“Línglù” is a celebrated green wine of the classical repertoire. A pale, greyed green with a watery light.
Origin
Cold Dew brings the dew that will soon whiten, and its palette is four muted greens fading toward grey. It opens with green wine in a cup — the term’s colour first seen as a liquid, thin and luminous.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Dai Cha, “Cold Dew” — “on sparse paulownia leaves the white dew first gathers.” (opening colour of 寒露.)
Citation
戴察《寒露》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

醽醁 — A minimalist image of crumpled white paper texture ideal for backgrounds and design projects.
Pexels License · ImageryA minimalist image of crumpled white paper texture ideal for backgrounds and design projects.A minimalist image of crumpled white paper texture ideal for backgrounds and design projects. — Lech Pierchała · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Celadon (Longquan)
Celadon (Longquan)
#8DB6A6 · ≈ ΔE 7.0 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Iwanafish at English Wikipedia · Public domain

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

CautionWhite = purity AND mourning/funerals in China. Avoid all-white for CNY/wedding contexts.

Same Family同色系

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