朱草（Zhū Cǎo）

Vermilion Grass

RedVermilion GrassSystem B Solar-term setsAwakening of InsectsSucceeding · 承色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#A64036

RGB

rgb(166, 64, 54)

HSL

hsl(5, 51%, 43%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.51 0.137 28.4)

CMYK

0, 61, 67, 35

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

brown

#A52A2A

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

cinnabar

#9c453b

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

惊蛰 · Awakening of Insects — "微雨众卉新，一雷惊蛰始。"

Imagery

Vermilion Grass — a deep, clear red named for a legendary plant said to signal good government.

Origin

Zhu cao is an auspicious herb in the classics: when a ruler’s virtue is right, it appears. As Awakening of Insects’ succeeding colour it carries thunder’s red rather than earth’s — brighter, purer, the sound of spring made visible.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

Wei Yingwu, “Watching the Farmstead” — a poem on the farmer’s year, beginning at the first thunder. (succeeding colour of 惊蛰.)

Citation

韦应物《观田家》

Evidence

Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

朱草 — Close-up of a red wall featuring an industrial faucet and pipeline. Minimalist design. — Pexels License · ImageryClose-up of a red wall featuring an industrial faucet and pipeline. Minimalist design.Close-up of a red wall featuring an industrial faucet and pipeline. Minimalist design. — Jan van der Wolf · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Gucci Red

#BA0C2F · ≈ ΔE 7.3 (CIEDE2000)

Global brand reference

photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0

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.