Vastu colour for home: How to select colour for kitchen, living room, bedroom?

Vastu colours for home have a significant psychological effect on people as specific colours stimulate different emotions in people. These colours are suggested based on the associated elements. It is important to have a balance of these colours in your home as these encourage creativity, bring in wealth and help lead a healthy and positive life.

Vastu colour for home: Which is the best colour?

The best colour for home depends on the energy, space, the room, the direction and the mood supposed to be reflected.

Choosing Vastu colours can  contribute to your space’s aesthetic appeal. This helps create a visually pleasing and uplifting atmosphere that supports balanced lifestyle.

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Vastu colours for home based on 5 elements

While choosing Vastu colors for home ensure that these balance well with the five elements- Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Space.

Earth

This element plays an important role where stability is required. For eg. Living room, bedroom etc. To balance with the Earth element use  colours like brown, green, off white, beige etc. Also, you can incorporate natural materials like jute, bamboo, cane, wood, recyclable cotton etc. in your décor.

Fire

This element stands for light and energy and is suitable for kitchen and the living room. While colours like red, orange are linked with the fire element, it’s recommended to use these colours in combination with neutral colours so that a balance is achieved.

Water

The different shades of blue, sea green etc. is used prevalently as wall colour as per vastu for bedroom. A sign of relaxation, this element’s wall colour gives positive and calming energy.

Air

This element as the name suggests closer to nature and openness. Colours that are pleasing like pastels, lighter shades of green, yellow etc. help in managing this element. This element has a strong presence in areas that are open and seamless like the living room.

Space

Areas like the entrance of the living room, meditation room etc. are places where this element is strongly felt. White, cream and shades of pastels sync with this element.

 

What is the significance of Vastu colours for home? 

Colour	Represents
Red	Bravery, Passion, power, emotions, warmth
Blue	Beauty, contentment, devotion, truth, new growth
Green	Growth, healing, fertility, prosperity
White	Purity, openness, innocence, luxury
Yellow	Optimism, openness, study, intelligence
Orange	Spirituality, Power, Determination, goals, good health, comfort
Brown	Stability, satisfaction, comfort
Purple   Black	Richness, luxury, graciousness, pride   Gloomy and negative energy

Room colours as per Vastu 

Room	Suggested wall colours according to vastu	Wall colours according to vastu to avoid
Home exterior	Yellowish-white, off-white, light mauve	Black
Main door/entrance	White, silver or wood colours	Red, deep yellow
Ceiling	White or off-white	Black and grey
Drawing/living room	White/yellow	Dark colours
Dining room	Green, blue or yellow	Grey
Kitchen	Orange or red	Dark grey, blue, brown and black
Pooja room	Yellow	Red
Study	Light green, blue, cream or white	Brown, grey
Master bedroom	Blue	Dark shades of red
Guest room	White	Dark shades of red
Kid’s room	White	Dark blue and red
Bathroom	White	Dark shades of any colour
Balcony/veranda	Blue, cream, light tones of pink and green	Grey, black
Garage	White, yellow, blue	Black, brown
Staircase	White, beige, brown, light grey, pale blue	Red and black

While this is a table for quick reference on Vastu colours for home, not all Vastu Shastra home colour may suit the home owner always. Vikash Sethi, CEO and founder of A2ZVastu.com, says that colours according to Vastu has to be decided based on the direction and the date of birth of the homeowner.

 

Vastu wall colour as per direction

Direction	Ruled by	Colours
North-east	Jupiter	Light blue, yellow
East	Sun	White, light blue
South-east	Venus	Orange, pink, silver
North	Mercury	Green, pista green, light blue
North-west	Moon	Light grey colour as per vastu, white, cream
West	Saturn	West wall colour as per vastu are blue, white,grey
South-west	Rahu	Peach, mud colour or light brown
South	Mars	Red , coral red, pink and yellow

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Home exterior colour

Exterior wall paint colour according to Vastu should be colours, such as yellowish-white, off-white, light mauve or rust orange that suits people of all Rashis.

• Main door/entrance

Opt for soft colours for the front door, such as white, silver or wood colours that are in sync with the colour combination in the living room. If your main door is facing the south, use of coral red or pink is suggested. This is because south falls under purview of Mars planet and red is the colour of Mars.

• Green is a very auspicious vastu colour for home for the entrance area. Its benefits include healing or relaxation and growth or re-creation. Green helps control excessive mood swings and temperament issues.

Best colours as per vastu for Kitchen 

• The best kitchen colours as per Vastu colours are orange and red as the kitchen represents the fire element.
• The kitchen color as per Vastu also include bright shades and hence, the kitchen colour according to vastu can also be yellow.
• Warm tones like pink signify love and warmth, while brown too works as Vastu colours for kitchen as it signifies satisfaction.
• The south-east zone is ideal for kitchens. If there are kitchen cabinets, shades of lemon yellow, orange or even green work well as Vastu colors for kitchen, as they denote freshness, health and positivity.
• As for the flooring, opt for mosaic, marble or ceramic tiles. Light shades – beige, whites or light brown are good kitchen colours as per Vastu for the floor.
• Kitchen slabs as per Vastu recommendations are the best in naturally available stones, which include granite or quartz.
• According to Vastu colours for kitchen, orange, yellow and green colours work well for the kitchen’s countertops.

• Balcony/veranda

According to Vastu colours for home, the balcony should be in the north or east direction. Prefer using calm colours like blue, cream and light tones of pink and green, for the balcony. This is the space where the occupants connect with the outer world.

• Garage

As per Vastu colours for home, the ideal location for a garage is in the north-west side. Ideal colours are white, yellow, blue or any other light shade.

Hall colour as per Vastu

The living room of every home is the centre of energies. Ideally, the hall should be in the north-east or north-west direction. The north east living room colour as per vastu should be painted yellow or white.

It must be a comfortable and serene space and not bright and jarring. Best suited vastu colours for home here are shades of white, yellow, calming green or blue. It must be a comfortable and serene space and not bright and jarring. Best suited vastu colours for home here are shades of white, yellow, calming green or blue.

Ceiling 

As per Vastu, the ceiling colours should be light. It is best if it is white as it attracts positive energy and keeps negativity away. According to experts, if you have by chance opted for dark coloured ceilings, you may consider to repaint them with shades of white or something light and pastel. White on the ceiling stands for openness, purity, cleanliness, openness and luxury.

Dining area

The dining area is where the family meets for meals. Warm colours like peach, yellow, shades of light orange and even blue, are ideal vastu colours for home for this area.

Children’s room

According to Vastu Shastra, colours in the children’s room should be chosen with great care, especially if they are in their formative years. Choose light pastel colours that will have a positive impact on the child. North-west is the best place for rooms for children who are grown up and go out for higher studies. As the north-west direction is governed by the moon, children’s rooms in this direction should be painted with white colour, as per Vastu.

Home staircase

When it comes to home staircase, light colour such as beige, oak wood, white etc. are best for a staircase as per Vastu. Red, Black, Navy blue etc. fall in the dark colour category and hence should be avoided.

Study

If you have a home-office, opt for colours like light green, blue, cream and white, according to Vastu colours for home for study room. Lighter hues of gold, yellow, brown and green for your home office, ensures a stable working ambience and enhances productivity and also makes the room appear big.

Guest room

• A lighter shade of blue is apt for the guest room if it is marked in the North-East direction of the house.
• If the guest room is marked on the south direction, then choose lighter shades of pink, purple, red or orange.
• If the guest room is marked in the east of your house, opt for paints in colours either green or brown.
• Yellow, cream or beige are apt for guest rooms in the southwest direction.

Bedroom

These are some of the vastu meanings for colours used in the bedroom.

• Blue stands for beauty, honesty, contentment
• Green stands for positivity
• Yellow stands for cheerfulness
• Pink stands for positivity.
• White stands for peace
• Teal is a colour sought by people with modern bedroom decor.
• Lavender is a soothing colour.
• Charcoal is a colour that is an alternative to black. However, these shades are not vastu recommended as they are believed to evoke fatigue.

Bathroom

• North-west is the best place for bathroom.
• Bathroom should have a blue, brown or white-coloured tub or bucket.
• Avoid black or red coloured tub or bucket in the bathroom.
• Wall colours as per vastu should be light colour.
• Washing machines if kept in the bathroom should be kept in the
• If you are keeping the washing machine inside the bathroom, choose the South West or North West corner.

What colour should be used in temple as per Vastu?

As per Vastu, you should use light colours like white, light blue, lavender, yellow or light green in the home temple. These colours allow positivity to flow in the temple room.

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As per Vastu colours for home, it is not merely the wall colours according to Vastu but the overall colours present in the room that influence us. Opt for light colour curtains like white, off-white, rosy red, pink, etc. These colours as per vastu are associated with calmness and relaxation, which is ideal for the bedroom.

Also according to Vastu colours for home,

• Suitable colours for living room curtains are yellow, green and blue
• Green, pink and blue colour curtains are recommended for dining room where green is a symbol of hope and stands for healing and harmony, blue depicts new beginnings and pink signifies love.
• The colour of curtains in the bathrooms should be in combinations of pink, white, black and grey colour as per vastu.
• The curtains in north-facing rooms should be in light green colour.
• According to Vastu, north-west facing rooms should have curtains in white colour.
• West facing rooms should have curtains in grey colour as per vastu
• South-east facing rooms should have curtains in red or pink colours.
• North-east facing rooms should have curtains in yellow colour.

Best flooring colour options 

• As per Vastu colours for home, the flooring colours should be light, pale and in neutral shades.
• White marble or granite are apt as vastu colours for home, as they enhance the peaceful atmosphere.
• Wooden flooring can also be used in the north, north-east, or east direction of the house.
• Also, in the north-east direction, one can go in for a shade of blue for the flooring.
• However, in the south-east direction, it is advisable to have red or pink-coloured flooring.
• Rooms in the south-west direction should have flooring in shades of yellow.

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Colour of security cabin outside your home

Blue is a good colour for security cabin outside your house.

Lighting as per Vastu

According to Vastu colours and lights depend on each other.

 

 

Direction	Colour of Light
North-east	Blue
South-west	Yellow
North-west	White
South-east	Red

Tips for colours of paintings and pictures as per Vastu

According to Vastu colors for home, place artworks in the north-east side of the room. Avoid black and red colours. Apart from the wall colors according to Vastu, even the paintings and pictures on the wall impact one, according to Vastu. The north zone of the house is linked with career. A water-related (sea, river, stream or fountain) blue colour painting can enhance wealth and luck. Avoid paintings related to water in the bedroom. A painting of a path, or road on the north wall brings more opportunities in one’s career.

It is best to use paintings or images that are scenic or resemble nature, as looking at these soothing sights is therapeutic.

According to Vastu Shastra, east represents sun and south symbolises fire. So, paintings of the rising sun (yellow and orange) or greenery can be placed on the east and south-east zone. South stands for earth, soil and that is stability. To enhance the energies of the south zone, decorate the wall with pictures or paintings of mountains and fully grown trees, in a brown-coloured frame.

Vastu planter colours for home

• If you intend to keep plants in north direction, they should be planted in planters that are blue, grey or black in colour.
• Plants in green colour pots placed in the east direction helps the personal and professional growth of people in the house. Flowering plants in brown planters in the the east or north-east direction brings in happiness in the house.
• Plants placed in pots that are red in colour in the south-east direction will help the occupants of the house monetary wise and also make them secure.

Impact of natural light while designing home

• While designing the house, ensure that maximum natural light falls inside the house.
• The colours used in each room may appear different depending on the amount of sunlight in each room. While the lighter colours used when mixed with natural light will make it look more open and spacious, the dark colours when teamed with natural light will give a cozy and inclusive look.
• While designing the room, balance the colours. It’s a good idea to use dark colours in a room that has ample sunlight.  A room with less sunlight and dark colour will give the room a much closed look that should be avoided.  Use of light colours in a small space will provide a spacious look to the overall space.

Housing.com POV

Colours play a crucial role on our emotions and well-being. Based on the Indian architectural science Vastu Shastra, you can design your home with favourable colours that will bring positivity to your home. While choosing colours, you have to balance in such a way that your preferences are met, the decor is pleasant and it is Vastu complaint. Note that Vastu Shastra always recommends things close to nature and so while following the principles Vastu, give preference to  natural colours over synthetic ones, as the latter will not effectively channelise positive energy.

FAQs

What does Vastu and Vastu Shastra mean?

Vastu stands for the place where you live and Vastu Shastra are a set of instructions on how to go about building structure to maintain peaceful living.

What are the colours that are considered auspicious according to Vastu?

According to Vastu Shastra, colours such as white, green, blue or yellow are vastu complaint for homes.

How is blue colour good for the home as per Vastu?

Rooms facing the east direction benefit of the blue colour.

What is the best color for kitchen walls as per Vastu?

As per Vastu, the best colours for kitchen walls are orange, brown, white, yellow and green as they are warm and suitable for the kitchen.

Which colour is not good for kitchen?

As per Vastu, black, dark grey, dark brown, dark blue, purple are colours that shouldn’t be used in kitchen.

Which colour should not be used in bedroom?

Colours like red, purple, black and brown should not be used in bedroom as they increase the heart rate, which impact sleep as these make the person alert.

What are the happy colours?

Happy colours are colours that bright and warm pastel shades, like yellow, peach, pink, orange, lilac etc.

Which color sofa is good for Vastu?

As per Vastu, the sofa should be of white or blue colour as they are associated with clarity and purity.

What is the colour of ceiling in Vastu?

Neutral and light tones like white, cream etc. make for good ceiling colours.

Which plants are suitable according to Vastu for home?

Money plant, lucky bamboo plant, Tulsi and peace lily are some plants that can be kept at home which are vastu compliant.

What is the best color for Vastu?

Best colour for the Puja room as per Vastu is Yellow.

Which colours should be avoided by Vastu?

Red colour for the Puja room should be avoided.

What is the colour of walls in Vastu Shastra?

Yellow means happiness and is good for living room. White or off-white is recommended for bedrooms.

Is grey colour good for Vastu?

Grey brings negative energy and should be avoided in living rooms.

Which colour is the west wall colour as per vastu?

West wall colour as per vastu should be either blur or white.

Which colour is the south wall colour as per vastu?

South wall colour as per vastu should be either orange or red.

What should the vastu colors for bedroom be?

Vastu colors for bedroom should be blue or green.

What should be the hall colour as per vastu?

Hall colour as per vastu should be yellow or white.

 

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