Color is one of the easiest ways to create good energy in any space, be it home or office. Working with color can be tricky, as many interior decorators will sure attest to. While finding best colors can be relatively easy — as you will see in our color list below — it might take a bit of work to make a specific color work harmoniously in your space.

Color is alive and its good energy in your home or office depends on many factors, two of the main ones being: the quality of natural light in your space, and the relationship between all colors present in your interior decor.

The feng shui tips below will help you define best colors needed for harmonious energy in any given space. Before we start, it is important to know that all color choices in feng shui are based on the five elements theory. Each color is considered to be an expression of one of the five feng shui elements, which are: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood.

Any specific area of your space is governed by a specific feng shui element, according to the energy map called bagua. When your choice of color is focused on strengthening and nourishing the feng shui element of the bagua area you are working with, this results in good energy. When the colors you chose are not in harmony with the energy needed in any specific bagua area, this can result in weak, or even negative energy.

Our basic feng shui colour guide will help you choose best colours to create a harmonious space. There are many ways to bring color into your space; if you are hesitant to do that with full room wall color or with one focal wall, you can still bring a strong color presence with impactful art, photography, and various decor items.

Let’s start with the Fire feng shui element.

FIRE ELEMENT IS PASSION, WARMTH & BEING FULLY SEEN.

A balanced Fire feng shui element in your home or office will bring supporting energy to all your career efforts and will help achieve recognition. Fire element also nourishes one’s sexual energy, inspiration, love and inner warmth. Fire element colours are: red, orange, purple, pink, magenta, and strong yellow.

Fire is the dominant feng shui element of South bagua area of your home or office, and is also beneficial in the Northeast and Southwest areas.

EARTH ELEMENT IS NOURISHMENT, SAFETY & STABILITY.

Soft Earth Feng Shui Element:  Peaceful Landscape Wall Mural

A strong and harmonious Earth feng shui element in your home or office will help create stability, nourishment and calm protection for all your relationships. Earth element is also needed to maintain one’s health and inner balance. The colors that represent this element are: light yellow, beige, clay, terracotta, and sand.

Earth is the main feng shui element of Northeast and Southwest areas. The center of your home and office is also governed by the Earth element.

METAL ELEMENT IS CLARITY, PRECISENESS & CALM JOY.

Metal element brings the qualities of sharpness, precision, focus and efficiency; its balanced presence will help you live with clarity and lightness. This element also tends to bring a peaceful quality of joy. A good presence of Metal element in your home or office will help sustain the energy of calm, crisp clarity and eliminate distractions. The Metal element colors are: gray, silver, gold and white.

Metal is the dominant feng shui element of West and Northwest bagua areas, and is also beneficial in the North area of your space.

WATER ELEMENT IS EASE, RELAXATION & ABUNDANCE. 

A harmonious feng shui Water element will bring a refreshing energy of calm flow, ease, purity and freshness. Water element is also the ancient symbol of prosperity and abundance in cultures around the world, so it is a potent feng shui cure for wealth. Water element colors are: blue and black.

Water is the feng shui element that governs the North bagua area; the East and Southeast bagua areas also much benefit it.

WOOD ELEMENT IS GROWTH, VITALITY & EXPANSION. 

Lush and healing, the feng shui Wood element brings the energy of vibrant health, vitality and growth. Wood element is also an expression of abundance, and certainly used as a feng shui cure for expanding wealth and prosperity. Wood element colors are: brown and green.

Wood is the element of the East and Southeast bagua areas of your home, with South area also benefiting from its presence.

So, there you have it, the basic feng shui color guide to help create harmonious energy in any space. Colour is like music, nourishing and uplifting, the more colours you harmoniously absorb throughout the day, the higher your sense of well-being.

Do not hesitate to bring more color into your home or office as all colors are expressions of light; and light, according to the extensive research of Dr. Ott, is the #1 essential nutrient for our well-being.

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