China Colour Intelligence
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Major Snow · Succeeding colour#CE8892縓缘(Quàn Yuán)
Pale Red Border
Colour Values色值
HEX
#CE8892
RGB
rgb(206, 136, 146)
HSL
hsl(351, 42%, 67%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.7 0.087 10.2)
CMYK
0, 34, 29, 19
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
rosybrown
#BC8F8F
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
brandied apricot
#ca848a
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
大雪 · Major Snow — "大雪满初晨,开门万象新。"
Imagery
“Quàn” is a red obtained at the first dip of the dye-bath; “yuán” is a border or hem. The colour of such a red used as trim.
Origin
The Rites of Zhou specify the pale-red edging for certain robes. As Major Snow’s succeeding colour it is a red of strict measure — dye counted by dips — shown here not as a field but as a line around one.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Xue Neng, “Major Snow” — “great snow fills the early morning; open the door and all is made new.” (succeeding colour of 大雪.)
Citation
薛能《大雪》
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Instagram Pink
#E1306C · ≈ ΔE 17.6 (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
CautionRed = luck, celebration, weddings, New Year. West reads danger/passion — align intent explicitly.
Same Family同色系
Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.
