
Colors of China: Palette
Traditional Color Atlas
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Colors of China is a calm, practical reference for exploring traditional Chinese colors and turning everyday images into usable palettes.
Browse a curated color atlas inspired by Chinese color names, compare tones, and copy values in formats designers and makers use every day. When inspiration comes from the world around you, extract a palette from a photo, review the colors, and keep the combinations you want to revisit.
Use it for visual design, illustration, interiors, crafts, branding moodboards, cultural study, or simply discovering beautiful color names and harmonies.
Key features:
• Traditional Chinese color atlas with names and color values
• Photo palette extraction for inspiration from images
• HEX and RGB reference values for quick copying
• Local favorites for colors you want to save
• Palette organization for combinations and project ideas
• Clean browsing experience for study, design, and creative work
• Works well as a color reference, palette picker, and visual inspiration tool
Why you’ll like it:
• Find colors by browsing instead of guessing
• Move from a photo to a reusable palette quickly
• Keep favorite shades and palettes in one place
• Reference Chinese color culture without clutter
• Copy practical values for digital design workflows
Colors of China is made for anyone who loves color: designers, artists, students, creators, and curious explorers of traditional palettes.
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What's New in Colors of China
1.0.4
June 4, 2026
Refreshed the built-in Chinese Color Atlas with the website's latest source-backed research. Etymology notes now cover 537 of 567 colors (up from 295), with clearer color-sense verification on color detail pages. All 567 colors, 42 measured Qianlong records, and source tiers remain intact.
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