Traditional colors, as the visual code of Chinese traditional culture, carry the philosophical thoughts, aesthetic tastes, and cultural connotations of ancient people, serving as the core visual elements for China Chic animation to shape cultural symbols and convey national spirit. This paper combines recent outstanding China Chic animation works such as "Chang An" "Deep Sea", and "Nobody", elaborates on the connotation of animation design under the China Chic context, analyzes the intrinsic compatibility between traditional colors and China Chic animation, and proposes innovative application paths for traditional colors in animation design under the China Chic context from aspects such as deeply exploring the cultural connotations of traditional colors, innovating traditional color coordination techniques, integrating modern digital technologies, and strengthening brand awareness.