Orange was a color for the Crown Prince, deep purple for the First Rank, light purple for the Prince of Second to Fifth Rank, and subjects of the Second and Third Rank, deep scarlet for the subjects of the Fourth Rank, and light scarlet for those who held the Fifth Rank.
皇太子は黄丹色、一位は深紫、王の二位以下五位以上、臣下の二位三位は浅紫、臣下の四位は深緋、五位は浅緋。