What Are the Best Colors for Cancer & What Do They Mean?

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Power colors to boost Cancer’s energy (plus, shades to avoid)

Co-authored by Stina Garbis and Devin McSween

Last Updated: March 13, 2025 Fact Checked

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Cancer Color Palette

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Using Cancer’s Colors

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Colors to Avoid

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Cancer Fast Facts

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Colors for Other Zodiac Signs

Each sign in the zodiac is associated with unique colors that help boost their positive qualities and bring them good luck. If you’re a sensitive Cancer, your color palette includes soft and soothing tones like silver, white, blue, and green. Read on to learn more about Cancer’s power colors, how to harness their energy, and what unlucky colors you should avoid!

Lucky Colors for Cancer

The best color for Cancer is silver. It represents Cancer’s planetary ruler, the moon, and enhances their intuition. Cancer’s other lucky colors include white, blue, green, yellow, and pink. These hues boost Cancer’s creativity, confidence, and energy.

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Cancer Color Palette

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Silver As an intuitive Cancer, silver is your power color. Silver is associated with the moon, which is Cancer’s planetary ruler. It amplifies your psychic-like senses and keen understanding of others’ emotions. This shining color also fuels your creativity, helping you overcome challenges with confidence.^{[1]
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- Silver also helps you connect with your spiritual side, reflect and introspect, and feel more balanced.
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White White perfectly captures Cancer’s calm and caring personality. This hue represents purity and gentleness, reflecting your desire to soothe and nurture others. White also puts you at ease, helping you feel safe and secure when you need some comfort.^{[2]
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- White is also associated with the moon. It can help you recharge and feel aligned with your higher self.
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Blue As a sensitive water sign, blue helps you get in touch with your deep emotions and express yourself. When you feel overwhelmed by life, light and dark blues bring you peace and help you feel less stressed.^{[3]
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- Blue represents wisdom and intelligence, too. This hue can amplify your awareness and come up with creative solutions to problems.^{[4]
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Seafoam and sea glass green represent relaxation and harmony. These colors can instill a sense of calm in you, helping you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally balanced. Blue greens also fire up your creativity, leading you to make inspiring art, poetry, or music.^{[5]
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Pastel yellow Light yellow signifies inspiration and happiness. While Cancer is a certified homebody, yellow helps wake you up and feel energized to take on the day. This bright hue can bring you luck in your professional life, giving you the motivation to go after your goals.^{[6]
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- As a cardinal sign, pale yellow also helps boost your initiative, drive, and ambition.
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Blush pink For romantic Cancer, blush pink amplifies your loving and compassionate nature. This hue helps you see the world with rose-colored glasses and embrace life with positivity. Soft pinks can give you the confidence to be vulnerable, take risks, and welcome change.^{[7]
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- Blush pink is especially lucky for your love life. It can help you get out of your shell to meet new people and find The One!

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Using Cancer’s Lucky Colors

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Wear clothes and accessories in your color palette. To amplify your Cancer strengths and boost your luck, add silver, white, blue, green, yellow, and pink clothes to your wardrobe. Accessorize with your colors too, like putting on silver jewelry, slipping on white shoes, painting your nails blue, or wearing pink eyeshadow.^{[8]
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- Wear your colors when you need a specific boost of luck. For instance, put on silver to feel confident for a work presentation, white or blue to feel calm on a stressful day, or yellow for an energizing lift.
- Combine colors in your outfit to amplify their effects. For instance, wear a white top and blue bottoms. Or, put on a pink dress and silver heels.
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Decorate your home or office with your lucky colors. Make your space tranquil and full of Cancer energy by painting the walls silver, white, blue, green, yellow, or pink. Or, decorate with furniture, pillows, blankets, rugs, and art in your colors.
- Fill your space with lots of green plants to help you feel balanced and creative as you work or pursue your passions.
- Mix your color palette into your space. For instance, decorate your living room with a white couch, silver side table, blue-green rug, and blush pink pillows.
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Wear or decorate with crystals in your color palette. Silver and blue crystals can help boost Cancer’s traits and improve your wellbeing. For instance, wear moonstone jewelry or place crystals around your home to amplify your intuition and feel at peace.^{[9]
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- Wear other crystals for Cancer, like:
  - Selenite, which purifies negative energy and promotes clarity.
  - Emerald, which brings emotional balance and personal growth.
  - Aquamarine, which helps relieve stress and boost strength.
  - Rose quartz, which promotes healing and compassion.
  - Citrine, which brings positivity, energy, and good luck.
- Work with crystals to feel their benefits, too. For instance, hold your crystals as you meditate or place them on an altar during your spiritual practice.
- Simply carry your crystals in your pocket or a bag if you don't want to wear them as jewelry.

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Colors to Avoid for Cancer

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Red Fiery, passionate red can be too intense for Cancer’s calm and sensitive nature. Wearing or decorating with red can throw your emotions out of whack, leaving you feeling restless or out of control.^{[11]
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- While some colors may be more unlucky for Cancer than others, that doesn’t mean you have to completely avoid them. Wearing or decorating with your unlucky colors in moderation is perfectly fine!
Bright orange is associated with energy and enthusiasm.^{[12]
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Black, navy blue, dark gray, and deep brown can dampen your kind and gentle spirit. These colors might make you feel cold, isolated, and unlike your usual caring self.^{[13]
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Cancer Traits and Fast Facts

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Cancers are intuitive, nurturing, and empathetic. Cancer is the psychic of the zodiac, seemingly always knowing what people think and feel. With their kind heart, they use their deep emotional wells to take care of others. Watch out for their pincers, though—the Crab isn’t afraid to shed their gentle nature and protect their loved ones when needed!^{[14]
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- Dates: June 21 to July 22
- Element: Water
- Modality: Cardinal
- Symbol: The crab
- Planetary ruler: The moon
- Birthstone: Pearl (June) and ruby (July)
- Flower: White rose
- Lucky numbers: 2, 7, 9, 11, 43
- Lucky day: Monday
- Famous Cancers: Ariana Grande, Jacob Elordi, Solange Knowles, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart, Margot Robbie, Post Malone, Tom Hanks

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Lucky Colors for the Other Zodiac Signs

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Every zodiac sign has a lucky color that boosts their traits. Each sign's color aligns with their personality, element, modality, and planetary ruler.^{[15]
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- Aries: Red
- Taurus: Green
- Gemini: Yellow
- Leo: Orange and gold
- Virgo: Green and brown
- Libra: Pink
- Scorpio: Black
- Sagittarius: Purple
- Capricorn: Gray
- Aquarius: Blue
- Pisces: Light Green