Year of the Fire Goat, from 6 February 2027
Lucky colours and numbers for 2027
2027 is a Fire year carried by the Goat, so its colours are the warm ones and its numbers are 2 and 7. Below are the colours and numbers of the year and why, then every sign's own lucky colours and numbers with a note on how to use them in 2027. The Goat is also called the Sheep or the Ram; the sign is the same.
The colours of 2027
The colour of Fire, the element of the year, and the colour of luck in every Lunar New Year tradition. The one colour to add if you add nothing else.
Softer shades of the Fire element. 2027 is a yin Fire year, candlelight rather than bonfire, so the warm pastels suit it as well as true red.
Wood feeds Fire in the five-element cycle, so green is the colour that keeps the year's energy going. Good for anyone whose own colours are cool.
The Goat belongs to the Earth element, and Fire produces Earth, so the earthy tones are the colours the year settles into. Good for the home.
Black and dark blue are Water colours, and Water sits opposite Fire in the cycle. They are not unlucky, and a sign whose own colours include them should keep wearing them. They are simply not the colours of this year, so pair them with a warm accent rather than wearing them head to toe on the first day.
The numbers of 2027 are 2 and 7
In the traditional number system each element has a pair of numbers, and Fire's pair is 2 and 7. They are also the Goat's own lucky numbers, which happens only once in the sixty-year cycle, so 2027 is unusually clear about its numbers. Eight stays lucky in every year, because it sounds like the word for prosperity.
Your sign's lucky colours and numbers in 2027
Not sure of your sign? Birthdays in January and early February often belong to the previous animal, so check your exact date.
Rat
A year to go gently- Colours
- Blue, Gold, Green
- Numbers
- 2, 3
A year to go gently for the Rat, so lean on your own blue and green for calm and add a touch of the year's red for protection. Your 2 is one of the year's numbers; use it.
Rat in 2027Ox
A year to go gentlyAlso called the Buffalo.
- Colours
- White, Yellow, Green
- Numbers
- 1, 4
The Ox sits opposite the Goat, the one true clash of 2027. Tradition says to carry red through a clash year, so wear it with your white and yellow. Your 1 and 4 stay yours; add the year's 7 for choices.
Ox in 2027Tiger
Steady year- Colours
- Blue, Grey, Orange
- Numbers
- 1, 3, 4
An even year for the Tiger, and your orange is already a Fire colour, so you are dressed for 2027 without trying. Keep blue and grey for work and orange for anything you want to go well.
Tiger in 2027Rabbit
Harmony yearAlso called the Cat (Vietnamese zodiac).
- Colours
- Red, Pink, Purple, Blue
- Numbers
- 3, 4, 6
One of the Rabbit's harmony years. Red, pink and purple are both your colours and the year's, so wear them freely. Your 3, 4 and 6 hold; the year adds 2 and 7.
Rabbit in 2027Dragon
Steady year- Colours
- Gold, Silver, Grey
- Numbers
- 1, 6, 7
A steady year for the Dragon. Gold is yours and belongs to the Earth family the year produces, so gold with a red accent is the 2027 look. Your 1, 6 and 7 include one of the year's numbers.
Dragon in 2027Snake
Steady year- Colours
- Black, Red, Yellow
- Numbers
- 2, 8, 9
A calm year for the Snake. Red and yellow are both yours and the year's; black is yours too, so keep it, warmed with one of the other two. Your 2 and 7 are exactly the year's pair, which is rare.
Snake in 2027Horse
Harmony year- Colours
- Yellow, Green
- Numbers
- 2, 3, 7
A harmony year for the Horse after your own Fire Horse year in 2026. Your green feeds the year's Fire and your yellow is the Earth it produces, so your colours and the year's point the same way. Your 2 and 7 match the year.
Horse in 2027Goat
A year to go gentlyAlso called the Sheep or the Ram.
- Colours
- Brown, Red, Purple
- Numbers
- 2, 7
Your own sign year. Tradition says to wear red all year, as underwear, a bracelet, a scarf or a thread, and red is already one of your colours. Brown and purple are your calmer choices. Your 2 and 7 are the year's numbers too, so 2027 is very much yours.
Goat in 2027Monkey
Steady year- Colours
- White, Blue, Gold
- Numbers
- 4, 9
A steady year for the Monkey. White, blue and gold are cooler than the year's palette, so add red or orange where you want energy and keep your own colours for focus. Your 4 and 9 stay; try the year's 2 and 7 for dates.
Monkey in 2027Rooster
Steady year- Colours
- Gold, Brown, Yellow
- Numbers
- 5, 7, 8
A solid year for the Rooster. Gold, brown and yellow are the Earth tones the year settles into, so your colours fit 2027 well. Your 5, 7 and 8 include the year's 7 and the ever-lucky 8.
Rooster in 2027Dog
A year to go gently- Colours
- Red, Green, Purple
- Numbers
- 3, 4, 9
A year to pick battles for the Dog. Red is one of your own colours, and tradition favours carrying it through a year that needs patience; green, your other, feeds the year's Fire. Your 3, 4 and 9 hold; add 2 and 7 for new starts.
Dog in 2027Pig
Harmony yearAlso called the Boar.
- Colours
- Yellow, Grey, Brown, Gold
- Numbers
- 2, 5, 8
A harmony year for the Pig, one of the year's three. Yellow, brown and gold are the year's Earth tones and all yours; grey is your quiet option. Your 2 and 8 give you one of the year's numbers and the number of prosperity.
Pig in 2027How people use them
- The first morning. Something new to wear on Lunar New Year's Day, with one of the year's colours in it. For most people that is a red scarf, socks or a top; it does not need to be the whole outfit.
- Your own sign year. Goats keep a little red close all year, traditionally somewhere it is not on show.
- At home. The year's Earth tones, yellow and sand and brown, are the calm ones: cushions, a throw, the colour of the new year flowers. Red goes on the door.
- Numbers. People pick them for red envelope amounts, dates for a move or a launch, a new phone number or a lottery ticket. Even numbers are preferred, four is avoided and eight is welcome in any year.
- Don't overthink it. If your sign's colours and the year's disagree, wear yours and add one accent in the year's. Nobody has ever had a bad year because of a blue jumper.
Questions
- Is black unlucky in 2027?
- No. Black and dark blue belong to Water, which sits opposite the year's Fire, so they are not the colours of 2027, but nothing in the tradition calls them unlucky. If they are your sign's colours, keep them and add a warm accent.
- What should Goats wear in 2027?
- Red, all year. 2027 is the Goat's own sign year, and tradition says that calls for extra care and a little red kept close: a thread, a bracelet, socks or underwear. The Goat, Sheep and Ram are the same sign, so this applies to all three names.
- Do my lucky numbers change every year?
- Your sign's numbers stay the same. What changes is the pair the year adds, which for 2027 is 2 and 7. If your sign's numbers already include one of them, that number is doubly yours this year.
- Where do these come from?
- The year's colours and numbers come from five-element theory: 2027 is a yin Fire year on an Earth branch, Fire's colours are the reds and oranges, Wood feeds it and Earth follows it, and Fire's traditional numbers are 2 and 7. Each sign's own colours and numbers are the ones we use throughout the site. It is cultural reference and a bit of fun, not a guarantee of anything.
More on the year: the Year of the Fire Goat, Lunar New Year 2027 and what not to do in the first days.
Know your lucky days in 2027.
The Lucky Year app reads your full Purple Star chart and gives you lucky days for the whole year.