A next element is earth or Tu in Chinese. This feng shui element symbolizes stability, patience and honesty. It is a methodic element that can also become demanding, and is ideal for everything that is related with real estate and inheritances. Earth is symbolized by color yellow and is representative of early youth years.

Metal or Jin in Chinese is another main feng shui element. It represents success in businesses and harvesting. It can also represent a knife or cutting metal and be destructive through it. White and gold are colors that symbolize it, and its direction is west. This feng shui element symbolizes adult years of human life.

One last element is water, called Shui in Chinese. It has a very important role among feng shui elements, and actually name feng shui contains its name in it, meaning water and wind. Water mainly represents communications and traveling. But it also represents learning, arts and media. Water is elemental for living, not only for humans but also animals and plants. It can be quiet or violent. This element is represented by color black and direction north, and symbolizes old human years.

The last two elements symbolized by feng shui colors are earth and metal. The feng shui element earth is represented by color orange, yellow, and brown. And element metal is represented by color white, silver, gray and gold. Using any of colors within these last two groups would add more of element which they represent.

A house position also determines color which we should ideally use in its exterior. A house facing south should be white, gray or blue, facing SW should be in red or earth shades, facing west should be in blue or green or if it is facing north it should have green shades or red. A house facing NE should be painted in earth shades or red, and if it is either facing east or SE it should be in metal or earth shades.