Khmer Dress Colors for Special Occasions

For special occasions, men wear a light coloured shirt and coloured trousers. Women wear a silk sampot with matching hol (a type of shirt). In the evenings they often wear a phamuong or hol which is a silk dress with intricate patterns at the hem. They choose their sampot to match the traditional colour for the day of the week when the event is held.

1- Sunday: Red

2- Monday: Orange

3- Tuesday: Violet

4- Wednesday: Greenish yellow

5- Thursday: Green

6-Friday: Dark blue

7- Saturday: Dark purple