Colors represent elements and elements govern or dominate directions. 
What this means is that colors can be used to modify the effects of an element in a particular direction and that’s what feng shui colors is all about. Now understanding feng shui colors is a two-step process. The first step is to know which element represents which direction and what colors represent which element. The second and final step is to understand favorable and unfavorable feng shui colors for a particular direction.  

There are eight directions in all. North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest. In feng shui, each direction is represented by one of the five elements.  Colors represent elements and elements govern or dominate directions. Colors can be used to modify the effects of an element in a particular direction.