Feng Shui in the Kitchen – Colour - Dr Michael Oon

Why select a Feng Shui colour for your Kitchen?

There are two alternatives. You can select a personal colour – the personal colour of the head of the household or the “particular colour” of the room based on the compass direction using the Bagua.

Personal Colour
Colour of the Bagua

Colour is an important facet of the room. With a personal colour, the family members will feel more comfortable with the personalised colour. The other choice being the colour most suitable for the room based on Bagua, which is related to compass direction.

1. Personal Colour

This is based on the Kua number of the head of the household. Each Kua number is related to an element that has a unique colour.

Working out the Kua number:

Please refer to this link where there is an automated Kua number system.

To summarise

Your Kua number	Preferred colour

1	Black
2	Dark Yellow or Ochre
3	Light Green
4	Dark Green
5 male	Dark Yellow, Orche
5 female	Light Yellow
6	Dark Red, Black or Silver
7	White
8	Yellow or Beige
9	Red or Purple

2. Room Colour based on the Bagua

The Bagua is an Energy map with eight sectors. Each sector has a compass direction and an element.

Southeast Element – Yang Wood Colour – Dark Green	South Element – Fire Colour – Red	Southwest Element – Yang Earth Colour – Dark Yellow or Orche
East Element – Yin Wood Colour – Light Green		West Element – Yin Metal Colour – White
Northeast Element – Yin Earth Colour – Light Yellow, Beige	North Element – Water Colour – Black	Northwest Element – Yang Metal Colour – Dark Red, Black or Silver