Chinese Color AtlasCHINESE TRADITIONAL COLOR ARCHIVE
CHAPTER Ⅰ · THE BODY OF COLOR
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苔古

Tai Gu
TÁI · GǓ
園荒一徑新，苔古半階斜。
HEX
#79836C
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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
#79836C
hexadecimal · 6-bit
RGB
121 131 108
red · green · blue
HSL
86° 5% 47%
hue · saturation · lightness
CMYK
8 0 18 49
cyan · magenta · yellow · key
i · POETRY · 诗谶
「園荒一徑新，苔古半階斜。」
—— 李世民 · 《過舊宅二首》
ii · ETYMOLOGY · 字源

苔（菭）本义为附生于水中的青绿色苔藓，许慎以「水青衣」描述其青绿色外观。

iv · AI PROMPT

苔古 (苔古, #79836C) 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
苔古
#79836C
ACC
青莲
#801DAE
SEC
樱草色
#EAFF56
LIGHT
鸭黄
#FAFF72
DARK
黑色
#000000
“苔古 与青莲 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 苔古; the inner ring is adjacent colors, the middle ring is analogous colors, and the outer ring is complements.

苔古#79836C菉青餘碧豆紫乌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·卷一·艸部》

菭，水靑衣也。从艸治聲。

苔（菭）本义为附生于水中的青绿色苔藓，许慎以「水青衣」描述其青绿色外观。

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SOURCE
daodaolee/china-color
daodaolee/china-color · 现代整理来源
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
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Modern compilation or design-use entry pending primary-source review
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