Chinese Color AtlasCHINESE TRADITIONAL COLOR ARCHIVE
CHAPTER Ⅰ · THE BODY OF COLOR
№ 277  /  555
灰 · GRAY  ·  Modern attributed record

乌金

Dark Gold
WŪ · JĪN
色不異空，空不異色
HEX
#A78E44
SCROLL TO READ
↓
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
#A78E44
hexadecimal · 6-bit
RGB
167 142 68
red · green · blue
HSL
45° 20% 46%
hue · saturation · lightness
CMYK
0 15 59 35
cyan · magenta · yellow · key
i · POETRY · 诗谶
「色不異空，空不異色」
—— 《心經》
ii · ETYMOLOGY · 字源

乌为孝鸟（反哺之鸟）。乌色（黑色）为引申义。

iv · AI PROMPT

Dark Gold (#A78E44) as the primary color for a illustration; use it as a attributed Chinese color reference, pair it with harmonious supporting colors, and do not treat the name translation as proof of an exact historical HEX value

Ⅵ · THE COMPANY IT KEEPS
a color is
known by its
neighbors.
PRI
乌金
#A78E44
ACC
帝釋青
#003460
SEC
栀子黄
#E0B64E
LIGHT
米色
#DF9960
DARK
黑色
#000000
“乌金 与帝釋青 同陈，色相不夺，互为衬托。”
— DESIGNER NOTE · FROM THE PAIRING ARCHIVE
FIGMA ↓
FOLIO V · COLOR CONSTELLATION

Color Constellation

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

乌金#A78E44棠茶缃金凝元蒼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·卷四·烏部》

孝鳥也。象形。孔子曰：「烏，𥃳呼也。」取其助气，故以爲烏呼。凡烏之屬皆从烏。

乌为孝鸟（反哺之鸟）。乌色（黑色）为引申义。

SOURCE VIA WIKISOURCE ↗
SOURCE
zerosoul/chinese-colors
zerosoul/chinese-colors · MIT
VERIFICATION
色名出处
已附语源或色名来源说明；HEX 仍按现代设计近似处理。
RELIABILITY
Modern attributed record
Modern compilation or design-use entry pending primary-source review
NEXT
不皂 →
NO. 278 / 555
Chinese Color Atlas· MMXXVI
555 COLORS · 24 SOLAR TERMS · SOURCE-AWARE TIERS