What are the twelve colors?

The nicknames of twelve ancient colors are as follows:

1, plum staining:

Plum trees are used as dyes to create colors, natural dyes.

2, crow green:

Crow cyan is a traditional color term in China, the color of crow feathers. That is, black with purple and green.

3. Hay:

Hay color has a unique sense of fit with autumn and is the most concise and straightforward name. Among the colors in Japan, grass has a yellow-green color as thick as grass, while hay is just like a slightly bright yellowish color after vegetation withers. It is not so much a decline as a color of harvest.

4, barnyard grass color:

The color of barnyard grass existed in the Han Dynasty and became more common after the Tang Dynasty. It is as elegant as silk.

5, tea white:

Tea white refers to white like tea.

6. Dianthus:

Dianthus, like Dianthus, has a faint red color, similar to peach color as an elegant color name, but basically consistent with Nadeshiko color.