China Colour Intelligence
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Major Snow · Combining colour#B04552鞓红(Tīng Hóng)
Sash Red
Colour Values色值
HEX
#B04552
RGB
rgb(176, 69, 82)
HSL
hsl(353, 44%, 48%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.538 0.14 15.8)
CMYK
0, 61, 53, 31
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
crimson
#DC143C
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
garnet rose
#ac4b55
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
“Tīng” is the leather belt of an official. Sash Red is a deep, dry, brownish red — also the name of a famous peony.
Origin
A peony called Sash Red was celebrated in Song gardens, and the name doubles the colour as a flower and as a belt. As the combining colour it closes Major Snow on the densest red of the four — winter’s pinks finished, in bud and in leather.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Xue Neng, “Major Snow” — “great snow fills the early morning; open the door and all is made new.” (combining 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

Pantone Viva Magenta
#BE3455 · ≈ ΔE 4.2 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Gerda Arendt · CC0
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.
