Chinese Color AtlasCHINESE TRADITIONAL COLOR ARCHIVE

FOLIO I · THE COLOR CABINET

Traditional Chinese Colors: 567 Names, HEX and RGB

Each entry connects the Chinese name, pinyin, HEX/RGB/CMYK values, source context, cultural meaning, related palettes, and design exports for branding, UI, illustration, research, and AI prompts.
Browse the cabinet to copy values, then open a color dossier for poetry, dye notes, artifact references, and constellation relationships.

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223source-backedsource-backed
42Qianlong measuredQianlong measured
11disputeddisputed
24solar termssolar terms
9hue familieshue families
SLIP IFree samplesCSS, Procreate, Figma, and AI prompt samples for testing workflows.SLIP IIComplete resource packsFull JSON, Figma Variables, ASE, Procreate, tokens, and AI prompts.SLIP IIIGitHub free repoFree samples, usage notes, attribution, and directory-submission assets.SLIP IVChinese color meaningsUnderstand red, yellow, qing, black, white, and jade in context.SLIP VChinese red colorExplore vermilion, big red, rouge, scarlet, and red hex values.SLIP VIQing Chinese colorSee why qing spans blue, green, teal, cyan, and blue-black.
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Hue· 567 colors

「红,赤色也。出于赫根,盛于炤脂。」
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567 colors