《黄帝内经》作为中医理论的基石,其内容涵盖基础理论、诊断方法与治疗原则,是理解中国古代医学思想的重要文本。本文以其中的色彩叙述为切入点,系统梳理“五行—五色”的内在逻辑,并对“单色、复色、如色、时色、兼色”等类别进行统计与阐释,揭示古人通过色彩建构诊治机制的思维方式。进一步地,结合“治未病”的理念,探讨如何将《内经》中象征健康的五“生色”转化为现代色彩范式。最后,尝试将“生色”引入设计,使其在医疗空间与康养社区等特定场域中,以色彩为介入手段,辅助身心调适,从而为传统医学智慧的当代转化提供新的路径。

As the cornerstone of traditional Chinese medical theory, the Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) encompasses fundamental principles, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic strategies, and remains a key text for understanding ancient Chinese medical thought. This paper takes its discourse on color as a point of departure, systematically tracing the internal logic of the “Five Phases-Five Colors” framework. It analyzes and categorizes textual references to “single colors” “compound colors” “simile-based colors” “seasonal colors” and “concurrent colors”, thereby revealing how ancient physicians constructed diagnostic and therapeutic mechanisms through color symbolism. Building on the classical notion of zhi wei bing (“treating disease before its onset”), the study further explores how the five auspicious “life-indicating colors” (shengse) in the Neijing can be translated into modern color paradigms. Finally, it attempts to introduce these colors into environmental and design experiments, enabling them to function as mediators of harmony in healthcare spaces and wellness communities. In doing so, the paper offers a pathway for transforming the wisdom of traditional medicine into contemporary practices of color-based healing.