老三色 Traditional form: 老三色 Pinyin (reading): lǎosānsè Definitions: the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue Characters: 老 - old, aged; experienced 三 - three 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex Traditional characters: 老 - old, aged; experienced 三 - three 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex