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Every Monday

Monday is yellow (Thailand)

Monday is yellow, the colour of the moon god, and so the colour of two Thai kings born on a Monday.

The colours of Monday is yellow (Thailand)

Monday in Thailand belongs to the moon, Phra Chan, and its colour is yellow, sometimes given as cream. It is the best known of the seven colours because of the monarchy. King Bhumibol, who reigned for seventy years, was born on a Monday, and so was his son King Vajiralongkorn. Yellow became the royal colour: yellow flags fly beside the national flag, and for years many Thais wore a yellow shirt every Monday to honour the king. Civil servants and schoolteachers still often do. During periods of political conflict the yellow shirt also became the badge of one side, which made the colour more charged than the others.

#FFD400Monday yellowThe moon god’s colour, and the king’s.
#F6EDB8Moon creamThe paler yellow sometimes given for the day.
#D4A017Royal goldThe royal cypher on the yellow flag.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

YellowMonday’s colour.CreamAn alternative for the day.GoldRoyal emblems.
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Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Colors of the day in Thailand" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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