Wealth-bringing bedroom colours by birthday: choosing auspicious colours you can still sleep well in
You want a bedroom that boosts your financial luck by your birth day, but you don't want to sleep in a bright room. We've turned the lucky colours for all 7 days into shades that are easy to sleep in and good to wake up to.
In Thai belief, the bedroom colour that attracts wealth for your birth day is usually the colour in the Si (fortune) position of the Taksa system: for example, green for people born on a Sunday, purple for Monday and orange for Tuesday. People also tend to avoid the Kalakini (misfortune) colour of their own birth day. For a bedroom, choose the lucky colour in a softer or more muted shade, and use it on one headboard wall or on the bedding, so you get both peace of mind and a good night's sleep.
Where the idea of wealth-attracting bedroom colours comes from
Updated 2026 (B.E. 2569): the question of what colour to paint a bedroom so the money comes in is still a favourite every year. Most of the answers come from two sets of beliefs Thais have used for a long time. The first is the colour of the day you were born. The second is the Taksa system, which places each day's planet in a different position in your life: Boriwan, Ayu, Det, Si, Mula, Utsaha, Montri and Kalakini.
The position people want for money is Si, which in the belief stands for good fortune, wealth and charm. Kalakini is the colour people tend to avoid. These traditional rules don't change from year to year, but some fortune tellers also publish annual lists of lucky colours. If you already have a source you trust, go with that.
What this article can help with is the next step: turning the lucky colour from the books into a bedroom colour you can actually sleep in. Because a bedroom in emerald green on all four walls might bring in wealth, but it might bring in insomnia too.
- Day colour: the colour of your birth day's planet, used to strengthen your sense of self
- Si colour: the colour usually used to boost luck and money
- Kalakini colour: the colour usually avoided, especially over large areas
- Neutral colours such as soft white, beige and wood tones: work as a backdrop for almost every birth day
Bedroom colours by birth day: all 7 days, by the Taksa system
This list follows the traditional Taksa order. The planet colours in common use are: Sunday red, Monday yellow or cream, Tuesday pink, Wednesday green, Thursday orange, Friday blue, Saturday purple or black, and Rahu, the planet of Wednesday night, grey or black. Some books use slightly different shades, so treat this as a guide, not an iron rule.
If you were born on a Wednesday, check your time of birth too. If you were born between 6pm on Wednesday and before 6am on Thursday, you count as Wednesday night, which uses the planet Rahu, so your lucky colours differ from Wednesday daytime.
- Sunday: wealth colour green / usually avoid light blue and dark blue
- Monday: wealth colour purple / usually avoid red
- Tuesday: wealth colour orange / usually avoid yellow and cream
- Wednesday daytime: wealth colour grey / usually avoid pink
- Wednesday night: wealth colours yellow and cream / usually avoid orange
- Thursday: wealth colour red / usually avoid purple and black
- Friday: wealth colour pink / usually avoid grey and black
- Saturday: wealth colours light blue and dark blue / usually avoid green
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: green, purple and orange, bedroom versions
People born on a Sunday get the wealth colour that is friendliest to a bedroom. A muted green like Tea Leaf, or a soft green like Pandan Milk, makes the room feel shaded, like sleeping under a big tree. In a city that is hot all year round, that is a gift. If you want a headboard wall with more depth, a textured wall in olive green looks grown-up.
Monday gets purple. It sounds difficult, but it isn't. Taro Cream is a purple so pale it is almost grey, and you can paint a whole room in it without it feeling too much. Save a deep purple like Midnight Purple for a throw at the foot of the bed or for cushions, for a boutique-hotel kind of luxury.
Tuesday gets orange. Don't panic. Orange for a bedroom means soft peach, a pinkish orange, or an orange-brown like Caramel, as warm as lamplight in the early evening. Keep bright Thai iced tea orange for a lamp or a vase rather than a whole wall.
Wednesday and Thursday: grey, cream and brick red that won't feel hot
People born on a Wednesday during the day get grey, one of the safest bedroom colours there is. A warm, soft grey goes with every kind of wood. If you want a feeling of quiet luxury, a textured stone-grey wall plays beautifully with the morning light.
Wednesday night gets yellow and cream. A bedroom in the tones of Custard Cream or Egg Custard, like sangkhaya, the Thai egg custard, feels like Saturday morning sun. There is only one thing to watch: if the room gets strong afternoon sun, choose a cream with a touch of grey in it, or the room may look too yellow.
Thursday gets red. A bright red bedroom isn't something we'd recommend, but a muted red, like the dusty pink of Old Rose or Antique Brick on one headboard wall, has the warmth of a temple wall in the evening sun. Leave the other walls neutral and the room will be just in balance.
Friday and Saturday: milky pink and misty blue
People born on a Friday get pink. Pink for grown-ups is a pink with beige or grey in it, like Pink Milk or Sorghum Pink. The room looks as soft as the light just before sunset, not like a doll's room. Add white bedding and pale wood and it looks gentle straight away.
Saturday gets light blue and dark blue, the colours many people find the most calming in a bedroom. Mist or Clear Skies makes a room feel airy, while a grey-blue like mist on a mountain gives it more depth. Navy suits a bedspread, or a headboard wall in a room that gets enough light.
5 ways to turn a lucky colour into a bedroom you sleep well in
Belief helps you feel at ease, but sleep needs a room where your eyes can rest. The simple rule is to use the lucky colour in the right place and the right amount. It's like perfume: two sprays smell lovely, the whole bottle and everyone around you suffers.
Before you paint for real, paint a large sample on the headboard wall and look at it both in the morning and with the lights on at bedtime, because a bedroom's colour is seen at night more than in the day. Voqe has sample pots in every shade, so you can try them on your actual wall before you decide.
- Take the brightness down one step, choosing a shade with grey or beige in it
- Use the lucky colour on the headboard wall only, with neutral colours on the other walls
- Use very bright or very dark colours on the bedding, pillows or curtains instead of the walls
- If you take this seriously, avoid the Kalakini colour over large areas; small objects are acceptable
- Choose a matt or low-sheen eggshell finish, so the lights don't glare off the wall
“We can't promise the money will come in. But sleeping well and waking up ready for work, that a colour really can help with.”
Frequently asked questions
Which bedroom colour attracts wealth?
In the Taksa belief, the wealth colour is the colour in the Si position for your birth day: green for Sunday, purple for Monday, orange for Tuesday, grey for Wednesday daytime, cream for Wednesday night, red for Thursday, pink for Friday and light blue for Saturday. For a bedroom, choose a softer or more muted shade.
Have the 2026 bedroom colours by birth day changed from last year?
The traditional Taksa colours don't change from year to year, but some fortune tellers publish extra annual lists of lucky colours. If you already have a source you trust, follow it, then adjust the shade to suit a bedroom.
What bedroom colour is good for someone born on a Monday?
In the belief, the wealth colour for people born on a Monday is purple. In the bedroom, use a pale greyish purple on the walls and deep purple on the bedspread or pillows, and people usually avoid red on large walls.
What colour should a couple born on different days paint their bedroom?
Choose a neutral wall colour like beige or soft white that isn't either person's Kalakini colour, then bring each person's lucky colour into the pillows, bedding or bedside decor on their own side.
Can I use a dark lucky colour in a small bedroom?
Yes, but dark colours make walls seem closer, so in a small room use the dark colour on the headboard wall only, with light colours on the other walls and ceiling. The room will still feel airy and you still get your lucky colour.
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