Chinese Color AtlasCHINESE TRADITIONAL COLOR ARCHIVE
CHAPTER Ⅰ · THE BODY OF COLOR
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灰 · GRAY  ·  Modern attributed record

青古

Qing Gu
QĪNG · GǓ
金箔行，為本鄉有名出品，有青、赤二種。
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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
#B3BDA9
hexadecimal · 6-bit
RGB
179 189 169
red · green · blue
HSL
90° 5% 70%
hue · saturation · lightness
CMYK
5 0 11 26
cyan · magenta · yellow · key
i · POETRY · 诗谶
「金箔行，為本鄉有名出品，有青、赤二種。」
—— 冼寶榦 · 《佛山忠義鄉志》
ii · ETYMOLOGY · 字源

东方之色（五行木所主）。从生从丹会意，象征草木生发。

iv · AI PROMPT

青古 (Cyan古, #B3BDA9) as the primary color for a digital illustration, paired with complementary Chinese traditional colors, elegant and harmonious composition

Ⅵ · THE COMPANY IT KEEPS
a color is
known by its
neighbors.
PRI
青古
#B3BDA9
ACC
青莲
#801DAE
SEC
柳绿
#AFDD22
LIGHT
嫩绿
#BDDD22
DARK
黑色
#000000
“青古 与青莲 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 青古; the inner ring is adjacent colors, the middle ring is analogous colors, and the outer ring is complements.

青古#B3BDA9草霜蔥蒼竹紫乌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
《說文解字·卷五·青部》

青：東方色也。木生火，從生、丹。丹青之信言象然。

东方之色（五行木所主）。从生从丹会意，象征草木生发。

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VERIFICATION
色名出处
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RELIABILITY
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Modern compilation or design-use entry pending primary-source review
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