color psychology, the effect of colors
Color psychology,red,green,blue,yellow,pink,black,white and purple
Do you know that colors affect people’s mood?
Do you know that by wearing a different color you could have a different effect on other people given that all other factors are constant?
Do you know that colors may be an indication of the personality of the person who have chosen them?
Colours are not only used for decorations or for adding to the beauty of an object, but they can also be used to determine personality traits, to affect the mood of people and to have an effect on other people around you.
list of colors and their psychological effect
Below is a list of popular colors along with their psychological effects.
Black : in Color psychology black reflects authority and power, but it could be anchored to evil in some people’s minds. Black could make you appear thinner that’s why it could be a good choice if you feel like you are overweight. Black can also indicate the you are independent.
Red: in Color psychology red reflects energy, power and strength. Red is a very eye color catching and this makes it useful in case that you want to draw some attention to yourself. Red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing so it could be an irritating color if over used.
Blue: staying in a blue room can make you calmer however it could be depressing if over used. When wearing blue you are leaving the impression that you are loyal and trust worthy, its recommended that you choose blue in political meetings and job interviews, because the interviewer may unconsciously trust you more.
White: in Color psychology white reflects innocence and purity, being used as the color for the bride’s dress strengths that effect.
Green: in Color psychology green is known as a relaxing color, green can make you more relaxed and can make vision better, that’s one of the reasons why factory walls are painted green. Staying in a green room or browsing a green website can make you more relaxed.
Yellow: in Color psychology yellow is an irritating color, some takeaway restaurants paint its walls in yellow in order not to let customers stay for long periods inside of the restaurant and so free up more space to other customers. Just like red yellow is an attention getter and it could also increase heart rate and metabolism. People who wear yellow can be optimists.
Purple: in Color psychology purple is a mixture of red and blue, purple combines the strength of red and the calming effect of blue. . Purple could reflect elegance, wealth and authority.
Pink: pink reflects innocence and kindness, when wanting to ask for help a good choice would be heading for someone who is wearing pink or white.