Coolant colour can't be relied on as there's no actual standard - but red/pink are usually 5-year longlife coolants and green/blue usually 2 year normal coolant.
At that age I'd do a complete coolant change - if there's no drain tap on the radiator, undo the bottom hose and let as much drain out as possible - then start the engine for a few minutes and keep a garden hose topping up the expansion bottle so that clear water is running through - if you start with a cold engine it won't overheat in a few minutes.
Do uo the drain tap and/or bottom hose and then add 50% of the nominal coolant quantity and top up with fresh water. Run the engine at idle, continuously topping up the expansion bottle to the minimum. Then each morning for a week top up to the required level with fresh water before starting the engine.
The coolant and fresh water will soon mix over several cold start cycles.
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