How to call the various colors in ancient times

1, cherry grass color

Cherry grass color is a traditional Chinese color term, the color of cherry grass. Cherry grass flower belongs to the primrose family, the petals of multiple flower color, the heart part of the flower is yellow, because it contains green components, it is a kind of cold yellow, the color feels lively and simple.

2, azure

refers to the deep black and slightly red color. Another reference to one of the famous stone products of the ink stone.

In the Duan ink stone is pure and flawless called Tianqing, more valuable and rare, only in the water rock, and Guta rock ink stone.

3, camel color

Traditional Chinese color term, a kind of slightly reddish than the click color and slightly lighter than the cinnamon yellow and slightly lighter than the walnut brown yellow and darker light yellow-brown.

And red, green and other bright colors, camel color is also from nature, from the vast desert, tough rocks.

4, emerald color

Emerald color is a traditional Chinese color term, the representative items are emerald gemstones, emerald bird feathers.

5, pine color:

Pine color is a traditional Chinese color term, light yellow (with a little green, the color of pine pollen). Like the tender yellow color of pine flowers.

6, pine green:

Pine green: a traditional Chinese color term, the green of pine leaves.

7, Xuan color

Before the Han Dynasty refers to the color of green or blue-green tones, after the Han Dynasty refers to the color of black with a slight reddish color, black.

8, crab shell green

Crab shell green, the traditional Chinese color term, the river crab shell of green crab armor green glaze. This glaze color is dark lime green, crab-like shell color, hence the name.

9, crow green

Crow green: traditional Chinese color term, the color of crow feathers. That is, black with a violet-green light color.

10, Dai Blue

Dai Blue: traditional Chinese color term, dark blue.

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