青古（Qīng Gǔ）

Ancient Green

WhiteAncient GreenSystem B Solar-term setsAutumn EquinoxCombining · 合色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#B3BDA9

RGB

rgb(179, 189, 169)

HSL

hsl(90, 13%, 70%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.785 0.03 128.9)

CMYK

5, 0, 11, 26

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

silver

#C0C0C0

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

sea foam

#b7c2b2

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

“Qīnggǔ” means old, antique green. A deep muted sage — the term’s heaviest.

Origin

As the combining colour it closes Autumn Equinox on the green of weathered bronze and old jade — colour with age in it. The equinox’s four pale celadons end deep: balance, held long enough to patina.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

Yuan Zhen, “Autumn Equinox” — “the water-clock still runs shallow; the season turns.” (combining colour of 秋分.)

Citation

元稹《秋分》

Evidence

Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

青古 — A close-up of a textured plaster wall with peeling paint, ideal for backgrounds. — Pexels License · ImageryA close-up of a textured plaster wall with peeling paint, ideal for backgrounds.A close-up of a textured plaster wall with peeling paint, ideal for backgrounds. — Krakograff Textures · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Celadon (Longquan)

#8DB6A6 · ≈ ΔE 10.1 (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.