Colors: The colors of traditional Chinese clothing are greatly influenced by Five-element Theory: cyan, red, black, white, and yellow, which represent the five elements. These are pure colors, while the others are secondary colors. Pure colors were mostly used by the upper class in most dynasties. They were also matching colors, as favored by common people. Another popular color among folk was blue, like indigo calico, and batik fabrics. In color matching, ancient Chinese people preferred bright ones in order to make the clothes grand and elegant.