Which Korean Traditional Color Are You?
Korean traditional color
Spring Green
연두 yeondu
Every season is your first one.
Yeondu (연두) is the light yellow-green of new leaves in spring, one of the in-between colors (ogansaek) that sit between the five cardinal colors. It's the color of starting over.
On screen, roughly #8dbb3c — natural dyes vary with every batch
It's you if…
- You've signed up for a class just because it sounded fun.
- You notice the first green on the trees before anyone else.
- You'd rather try and fail than never try.
The surprise
Spring-green people are surprisingly sentimental. You keep every ticket stub from every new thing you tried.
Best matchScarletGreen jacket, red skirt — the bride's colors, and a pair that never gets old.Worst matchPurpleThey want things done properly; you want to try it a new way. Again.In Korean culture
Traditionally Korean used one word, pureuda (푸르다), for both blue and green — which is why a green traffic light is still called a parang-bul (파란불), a “blue light.” Green also appears in the bride's nogui-hongsang (녹의홍상), the green jacket worn with a red skirt.
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What color is yeondu?
Yeondu (연두) is a light yellow-green, the color of new spring leaves.
Why do Koreans call a green light blue?
Korean traditionally used the word pureuda for both blue and green, so a green traffic light is still commonly called parang-bul, “blue light.”
What is ogansaek?
Ogansaek (오간색) are the in-between colors made by mixing the five cardinal colors of obangsaek, such as green, light blue, pink, sulfur yellow and purple.
This is a personality quiz, not a personal color (skin-tone) analysis. On-screen colors are approximations — natural dyes change with every batch.