Obangsaek

Obangsaek
The five cardinal colors of the traditional Korean color spectrum
Hangul	오방색
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Obangsaek
McCune–Reischauer	Obangsaek

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: