Reconstructing Color Moodboards through Pranatamangsa: A Biocultural Approach to Javanese Tropical Flora

This dataset contains the visual and analytical materials used in the study “Reconstructing Color Moodboards through Pranatamangsa: A Biocultural Approach to Javanese Tropical Flora.” The dataset documents the process of reconstructing a seasonal color system derived from the traditional Javanese ecological knowledge framework Pranatamangsa through design-based visual research methods.The materials include the structural model of the Pranatamangsa seasonal cycle and its ecological indicators, which classify twelve seasonal phases based on environmental observations such as vegetation change, rainfall patterns, and landscape conditions.The dataset also provides a catalog of 36 species of Javanese tropical flora used for color extraction, including food crops, landscape trees, flowering plants, and foliage species. Each plant sample is linked to dominant visual elements such as leaves, flowers, stems, bark, or canopy structures that represent seasonal visual characteristics of the tropical environment.Color data were extracted from visual documentation of these flora using digital sampling procedures based on HEX and HSV color parameters. The dataset contains approximately 180 color samples, coded according to seasonal phase, plant species, morphological part, and sampling point. These data were used to identify seasonal chromatic distributions and to construct aggregated hue bands representing ecological color tendencies across the Pranatamangsa cycle.The repository also includes a set of seasonal moodboards representing the twelve Pranatamangsa phases, in which extracted color palettes are combined with ecological texture references and atmospheric visual cues. These moodboards function as visual-analytical models demonstrating how local ecological knowledge can be reconstructed into structured color systems for design practice and research.This dataset supports research on biocultural design approaches, ecological color systems, and visual methodologies in design studies, particularly in tropical contexts where seasonal environmental dynamics shape visual perception and chromatic structures.