Palette Atlas

China · Ming–Qing (14th–19th c.)

江南园林

Jiāngnán Yuánlín · Jiangnan Garden

Scholar-garden palette of whitewashed walls, black tiles, and lotus-pond greens in Suzhou and Yangzhou.

In Practice

The palette, applied.

Three mock compositions built only from the colors above — a designer’s proof that cultural palettes translate into production surfaces.

MING–QING (14TH–19TH C.)05江南园林JiāngnánJIANGNAN GARDEN · 5 COLORS

Editorial · Poster

Whitewash Wall grounds the field while Lotus Leaf carries the display voice — a pairing built for titling weight.

江南园林JJIĀNGNÁN YUÁNLÍNEST. ATLAS · 5 NOTES

Product · Packaging

Lotus Leaf takes the front face; Lotus Pink returns as a narrow band — a tested retail hierarchy.

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Digital · Interface

Whitewash Wall canvas, Dai Tile Black type, Lotus Leaf call-to-action — WCAG-legible contrast without leaving the palette.

Give your design a meaningful narrative — not just a color, but the reason it belongs.

The colors

  • #F5F2E7

    粉墙

    Fěnqiáng · Whitewash Wall

    Lime-washed walls that frame garden views like blank scroll paper.

  • #2F2F2F

    黛瓦

    Dàiwǎ · Dai Tile Black

    Dark-grey tiles of curved roofs echoed in the name dai (eyebrow black).

  • #5C8D5A

    荷叶绿

    Héyè Lǜ · Lotus Leaf

    Mid-summer lotus-pond green covering garden water surfaces.

  • #E8A4B8

    藕荷色

    Ǒuhé Sè · Lotus Pink

    Pale pink of opening lotus blossoms at dawn.

  • #7A6A4F

    太湖石

    Tàihú Shí · Taihu Stone

    Weathered limestone rockery tone of Jiangnan garden centerpieces.