Hangul 오방색 Revised Romanization Obangsaek | Hanja 五方色 McCune–Reischauer Obangsaek | |
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The traditional Korean color spectrum, also known as Obangsaek (오방색), is the color scheme of the five Korean traditional colors of white, black, blue, yellow and red. In Korean traditional arts and traditional textile patterns, the colors of Obangsaek represent five cardinal directions:
These colors are also associated with the Five Elements of traditional Korean culture:
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