Although men's kobukusa generally use green and purple as well as other cold colors and women's kobukusa use warm colors, rules of kobukusa colors are less strict than fukusa; moreover, some kobukusa can be used by both men and women depending on colors and patterns.
主に男性は寒色系や緑・紫など、女性は暖色系の色のものを使用するが、袱紗ほど厳密な決まりはなく、柄や色によっては男女で使い回すこともある。