China Colour Intelligence
起
Winter Solstice · Opening colour#E7CAD3银红(Yín Hóng)
Silver Pink
Colour Values色值
HEX
#E7CAD3
RGB
rgb(231, 202, 211)
HSL
hsl(341, 38%, 85%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.866 0.035 357.1)
CMYK
0, 13, 9, 9
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
thistle
#D8BFD8
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
ballet slipper
#ebced5
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
冬至 · Winter Solstice — "蚯蚓结,麋角解,水泉动。"
Imagery
A pink so pale it takes silver’s coolness — the lightest colour of the term.
Origin
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and the turning point of the winter. Its palette is four pinks, opening at the palest — the year at its darkest, and the colour at its faintest, both about to turn back.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of the Winter Solstice, earthworms knot themselves.” (opening colour of 冬至.)
Citation
《礼记·月令》:冬至之日,蚯蚓结。
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 15.3 (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
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.
