Chinese Color AtlasCHINESE TRADITIONAL COLOR ARCHIVE
CHAPTER Ⅰ · THE BODY OF COLOR
№ 075  /  555
褐 · BROWN  ·  Source-backed name

古铜

Qianlong Antique Bronze
GU · TONG
色不異空，空不異色
HEX
#4A372E
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What color is Qianlong 古铜?

This 古铜 entry is the atlas conversion of a measured Qianlong-era color-spectrum record, not a universal bronze standard. Use the measured/source fields when citing it and the HEX value as a screen approximation.

antique bronze HEXQianlong bronze color古铜 RGB
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Ⅱ · THE BODY MEASURED
色之数
一种颜色的身体，可以被四种不同的语言
讲述。设计师只取其一。
HEX
#4A372E
hexadecimal · 6-bit
RGB
74 55 46
red · green · blue
HSL
19° 23% 24%
hue · saturation · lightness
CMYK
0 26 38 71
cyan · magenta · yellow · key
i · POETRY · 诗谶
「色不異空，空不異色」
—— 《心經》
ii · ETYMOLOGY · 字源

古铜色即青铜器年久所生的青绿/褐绿色锈色。

iii · DYE RECIPE · 染方

清宫织染复原色；据乾隆色谱测量数据，主要染料为 槐子、黄栌、苏木。

乾隆色谱：17-19世纪纺织品染料研究与颜色复原 / 基于色度测量的乾隆色谱色彩特征研究
DYE ARCHIVE
iv · AI PROMPT

Qianlong Antique Bronze (#4A372E) as the primary color for a palace; use it as a measured Qianlong Palette reference, pair it with harmonious supporting colors, and do not treat the name translation as proof of an exact historical HEX value

Ⅴ · THE DYE RECIPE
乾隆色谱：17-19世纪纺织品染料研究与颜色复原 / 基于色度测量的乾隆色谱色彩特征研究
清宫织染复原

清宫织染复原色；据乾隆色谱测量数据，主要染料为 槐子、黄栌、苏木。

CIE L*a*b* 测量值 L=25, a=7, b=9；测量 HEX #4A372E。来源：http://www.fzxb.org.cn/CN/10.13475/j.fzxb.20211203107

宋应星 · 1637
TIANGONG KAIWU · MING DYNASTY
槐子
清宫织染复原
黄栌
清宫织染复原
苏木
清宫织染复原
Ⅵ · THE COMPANY IT KEEPS
a color is
known by its
neighbors.
PRI
古铜
#4A372E
ACC
帝釋青
#003460
SEC
炎
#FF3300
LIGHT
朱红
#FF4C00
DARK
縞羽
#EFEFEF
“古铜 与帝釋青 同陈，色相不夺，互为衬托。”
— DESIGNER NOTE · FROM THE PAIRING ARCHIVE
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FOLIO V · COLOR CONSTELLATION

Color Constellation

Read it from the center outward: the center is 古铜; the inner ring is adjacent colors, the middle ring is analogous colors, and the outer ring is complements.

古铜#4A372E爵順赬濯青竹影INNER · ADJACENTMIDDLE · ANALOGOUSOUTER · COMPLEMENT
ADJACENT
Adjacent

Close hue neighbors

ANALOGOUS
Analogous

Same-temperature drift

COMPLEMENT
Complement

Counterpoint across the orbit

ETYMOLOGY · 色名出处
明·高濂《遵生八箋·論古銅色》

銅器入土千年者，色純青如翠……入水千年者，則色綠如瓜皮。

古铜色即青铜器年久所生的青绿/褐绿色锈色。

SOURCE VIA WIKISOURCE ↗
SOURCE
qianlong-color-spectrum
乾隆色谱测量数据 · 需引用论文与原书
VERIFICATION
测量色值
CIE L*a*b* 25, 7, 9 · #4A372E
RELIABILITY
Source-backed name
Name or color sense has source support; HEX may be a modern approximation unless measured data is attached
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