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What's Your Lucky Colour in the Year of the Rooster?
Nippon Paint's much-awaited Colours of Fortune picks out the hues that are meant to bring you good luck this year
Chiquit Brammall
10 January 2017
Design journalist and freelance editor. Dollhouse architect. Serial renter.
Believe in feng shui? Paint company Nippon Paint just released its Colours of Fortune 2017, a guide designed according to the Chinese zodiac, to help each sign invite good luck into their homes for the coming lunar year. The guide was created in collaboration with feng shui and astrology master Hillary Phang of New Trend Lifestyle Group. Here’s a quick glance at the lucky colours, including some decorating tips for each sign from Phang.
Rooster
Year of birth: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Lucky colours: Warm neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Desert Breeze, Sunstraw and Drifting By.
Tip: Use the colour brown for your living room to improve financial luck and avoid unfavourable situations.
Year of birth: 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Lucky colours: Warm neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Desert Breeze, Sunstraw and Drifting By.
Tip: Use the colour brown for your living room to improve financial luck and avoid unfavourable situations.
Tip: Deck the Southeast direction of your home or bedroom in shades of orange or fuchsia to boost fertility and increase prosperity for the family.
Dog
Year of birth: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
Lucky colours: Cool neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Whetstone and yellows like Golden Yellow.
Tip: Pops of grey can create a balanced and harmonious feel for the home.
Year of birth: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
Lucky colours: Cool neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Whetstone and yellows like Golden Yellow.
Tip: Pops of grey can create a balanced and harmonious feel for the home.
Photo by Crystal Shafer Waye
Tip: Earth tones and yellows in the North direction of your residence are your lucky colours.
Tip: Earth tones and yellows in the North direction of your residence are your lucky colours.
Pig
Year of birth: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
Lucky colours: Deep blues and purples.
Tip: While blues and purples may be your colours of fortune, Phang advises shades of pink for your bedroom to attract romance and improve your love life.
Year of birth: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
Lucky colours: Deep blues and purples.
Tip: While blues and purples may be your colours of fortune, Phang advises shades of pink for your bedroom to attract romance and improve your love life.
Tip: Pastel blue or blue-grey walls for your children’s bedroom can help stabilise their emotions and improve their ability to learn.
Rat
Year of birth: 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Lucky colours: Hot hues – from yellows to reds, such as Nippon Paint’s Yellow Jasmine, Exotic Bloom and Fashion Red.
Tip: It is advantageous if the living room is situated in the East or North; using yellow for your home can also enhance your fortune.
Year of birth: 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
Lucky colours: Hot hues – from yellows to reds, such as Nippon Paint’s Yellow Jasmine, Exotic Bloom and Fashion Red.
Tip: It is advantageous if the living room is situated in the East or North; using yellow for your home can also enhance your fortune.
Photo by Michael Hunter Interior Photography
Tip: The best colours for the bedroom would be shades of pink.
Tip: The best colours for the bedroom would be shades of pink.
Ox
Year of birth: 1937, 1949, 1961, 1972, 1985, 1997, 2009
Lucky colours: Cosy neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Natural Cedar and Sanded Birch, with pops of green.
Tip: Brown is your auspicious colour of the year; if combined with the display of suitable feng shui ornaments, it can help improve your luck tremendously.
Year of birth: 1937, 1949, 1961, 1972, 1985, 1997, 2009
Lucky colours: Cosy neutrals such as Nippon Paint’s Natural Cedar and Sanded Birch, with pops of green.
Tip: Brown is your auspicious colour of the year; if combined with the display of suitable feng shui ornaments, it can help improve your luck tremendously.
Tip: The colour green helps boost the Wood-Fire elements that are in play this year; hence, use them to your advantage in your home.
Tiger
Year of birth: 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Lucky colours: Red and pink.
Year of birth: 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Lucky colours: Red and pink.
Tip: Bright yellow ornaments or wallpaper at home can maximise chance encounters and attract wealth.
Rabbit
Year of birth: 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Lucky colours: Earthy hues such as Nippon Paint’s Comfy Tan and Natural Almond.
Year of birth: 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011
Lucky colours: Earthy hues such as Nippon Paint’s Comfy Tan and Natural Almond.
Tip: Make use of the colour purple to help draw in wealth, good energy and improve the chances of smooth-sailing ventures.
Dragon
Year of birth: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Lucky colours: Soft, warm neutrals and oranges.
Tip: Paint walls in white or cream in the North and Southeast direction of your home to dispel negativity.
Year of birth: 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012
Lucky colours: Soft, warm neutrals and oranges.
Tip: Paint walls in white or cream in the North and Southeast direction of your home to dispel negativity.
Tip: Warm orange in the bedroom creates harmony and unity for the family.
Snake
Year of birth: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Lucky colours: Purple-greys to soft pinks.
Tip: Blush pinks can boost your financial luck.
Year of birth: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Lucky colours: Purple-greys to soft pinks.
Tip: Blush pinks can boost your financial luck.
Tip: Decorate with peacock feathers to help neutralise negative forces.
Horse
Year of birth: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Lucky colours: Pinks and purples.
Tip: Lush green plants or green walls in the Southwest direction of your home can block negativity.
Year of birth: 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Lucky colours: Pinks and purples.
Tip: Lush green plants or green walls in the Southwest direction of your home can block negativity.
Goat
Year of birth: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Lucky colours: Fresh blues and greens.
Tip: Create a harmonious environment for yourself, by using more of your lucky colour: green.
Greenery is Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2017
Year of birth: 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Lucky colours: Fresh blues and greens.
Tip: Create a harmonious environment for yourself, by using more of your lucky colour: green.
Greenery is Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2017
Tip: Attract good energy for yourself by facing your bed in either the East or Southeast direction and have your walls in shades of blue.
Monkey
Year of birth: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Lucky colours: Warm grey and ocean-greens.
Tip: Those looking to expand their wealth should use grey or metallic grey to attract benefactors and financial luck.
Year of birth: 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Lucky colours: Warm grey and ocean-greens.
Tip: Those looking to expand their wealth should use grey or metallic grey to attract benefactors and financial luck.
Tip: Make use of the colour blue for your bedroom to build a peaceful and serene haven.
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