China Colour Intelligence
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Start of Summer · Combining colour#84A729水龙吟（Shuǐ Lóng Yín）
Water Dragon Chant
Colour Values色值
HEX
#84A729
RGB
rgb(132, 167, 41)
HSL
hsl(77, 61%, 41%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.679 0.153 124.3)
CMYK
21, 0, 75, 35
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
olivedrab
#6B8E23
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
greenery
#88b04b
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
立夏 · Start of Summer — "蝼蝈鸣，蚯蚓出，王瓜生。"
Imagery
A famous lyric tune-title, “the water dragon sings”. Matched here as the deepest green of the set.
Origin
The ci tune “Water Dragon Chant” evokes thunder, rain, and the dragon of the waters. As the combining colour it closes Start of Summer on the heaviest of its four greens — a dark green holding the promise of the wet season still to come.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Start of Summer, the mole cricket sings.” (combining colour of 立夏.)
Citation
《礼记·月令》：立夏之日，蝼蝈鸣。
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)
Imagery意象图
Brand & Product References国际色号案例
Google Green
#34A853 · ≈ ΔE 14.1 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0
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.