Gujin Tushu Jicheng

500 Plus Traditional Colors of China

With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization. For thousands of years, all aspects of the Han nationality’s traditional culture, including clothing, architecture, painting, jade, porcelain, crafts, etc., have been associated with colors, and they have also shown the past. People pay attention to color.

We listing here 526 colors, the original data collection from "色谱 Color Name Dictionary", published by Chinese Acadamy of Science in 1957.

You can get inspiration from these colors. The color's name card can be downloaded for free, or you can check the color page for more information.