China Colour Intelligence
起
Autumn Equinox · Opening colour#D5E3D4卵色(Luǎn Sè)
Eggshell Green
Colour Values色值
HEX
#D5E3D4
RGB
rgb(213, 227, 212)
HSL
hsl(116, 21%, 86%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.901 0.025 143.5)
CMYK
6, 0, 7, 11
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
honeydew
#F0FFF0
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
fairest jade
#d8e3d7
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
秋分 · Autumn Equinox — "漏钟仍夜浅,时节欲秋分。"
Imagery
The pale green-blue of a duck-egg shell — the palest of the term’s four.
Origin
Autumn Equinox balances day and night a second time in the year. Its palette is four pale celadons, opening at the lightest: the cool, even grey-greens of a balanced sky and a quiet field.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Yuan Zhen, “Autumn Equinox” — “the water-clock still runs shallow; the season turns.” (opening colour of 秋分.)
Citation
元稹《秋分》
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 9.3 (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.
