In ancient times, colors were also different. Which colors are noble and which colors are still dirty?

In ancient China, there were five noble colors: blue, red, yellow, white and black. There are many colors that represent inferiority, which are called intermediate colors, namely, red, green, purple, blue and yellow.

1, five positive colors

These five colors are five noble colors. For example, yellow is the color that emperors can use. The reason why these five colors are considered noble colors is that their production technology is difficult and their productivity is backward in ancient times. It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to produce these five-color and solid color clothes.

As a result, the prices of these five colors of clothes are relatively high, and gradually evolved into a hierarchy. People will gradually think that people who wear these five colors are powerful or rich, so respect these people. This hierarchy originated from slavery and gradually improved in the late Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and later dynasties.

2. Five cheap colors

These five colors are considered to be low-color because they are relatively simple to make. They are a mixture of the above five noble colors and do not need to be purified. Therefore, it is generally believed that these five colors represent some lowly things, such as ordinary people. These five colors of dyes are not difficult to obtain, and only need to be extracted from nature without manual processing. Because its purity is not high, others think it is not solemn enough.

To sum up, there was a very strict hierarchy in ancient China. There are many requirements in these grades, and color is one of them. People with certain status will wear corresponding colors.