January Traditional Color Names

#FFFFE5 · Jan 1

The white of paper leans slightly yellow, with ink and light not yet fully settled.

#705B67 · Jan 6

The dusky purple of a dove's plumage, named for its likeness to wild grapes.

#0D0015 · Jan 7

Black built from repeated coats of lacquer; the light sinks but never dies.

#69821B · Jan 9

The color of moss on rock, a green dyed by the passage of time.

#7B8D42 · Jan 10

The green of grass in a field, slow to fade even after cutting.

#D6E9CA · Jan 12

The pale green of bamboo and young leaves, named with the character for white.

#00552E · Jan 15

A green as deep as forest shade, darkening as it drinks in the light.

#006E54 · Jan 17

The pale yellow-green of a shoot just breaking out of the soil.

#A0D8EF · Jan 21

The color of the sky, a pale blue like the gap between clouds.

#00A3AF · Jan 22

The blue-green of onion leaves, a green that carries a touch of blue.

#38A1DB · Jan 23

The blue of the dayflower's petals, clear as if washed in dew.

#00688B · Jan 24

The shifting sheen on a duck's feathers, a blue-green with an oily gloss.

#0F2350 · Jan 25

Deep indigo, from dyeing with the plant again and again.

#C3D825 · Jan 29

The green of young grass in spring, often seen at the edge of fields.

#E0EBAF · Jan 31

The pale yellow-green of beans and wheat as they sprout.