China Colour Intelligence
起
Rain Water · Opening colour#F9D3E3盈盈(Yíng Yíng)
Brimming
Colour Values色值
HEX
#F9D3E3
RGB
rgb(249, 211, 227)
HSL
hsl(335, 76%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.903 0.047 350.8)
CMYK
0, 15, 9, 2
approx
Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照
CSS nearest ≈
pink
#FFC0CB
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
cherry blossom
#f7cee0
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
雨水 · Rain Water — "随风潜入夜,润物细无声。"
Imagery
The look of a clear, welling surface — water so limpid it seems to hold light. A tender pink-on-white, the colour of spring water just after rain.
Origin
Rain Water is the second term of spring, when rainfall begins to grow and streams start to run full. “Brimming” is borrowed from the sense of water rising to its lip — pale pink catching the light on a full surface. It is the opening colour of the term, and the softest note in a four-part descent from pink to plum.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Du Fu, “Happy Rain on a Spring Night” — “it steals in on the night wind, moistening all things in silence.” (opening colour of 雨水.)
Citation
杜甫《春夜喜雨》
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 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.
