Purple:
Royalty, wealth
Wisdom, spiritual
Rarely shows up in nature so can sometimes look fake
Lots of rocks, however, that are purple
Favored by artists
Blue:
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Blue helps establish trust in buisnesses
Pink:
Calm, serene
Sadness
Protectiveness- People are more protective in rooms that are blue
Most preferred color, least preferred food color
Language- blue moon, the blues, blue ribbon
Love, romantic
Calms
Calms only for a bit, after getting used to it it gets annoying
Sports team sometimes paint the opposing team to make them
"unenergetic"
Green:
Nature
Good luck, health, jealousy
Improves reading- Some put a green sheet over the text to read better!
Calming- Green workspace = less stomachaches
Language-green thumb (nature), green with envy (jealousy)
Brown:
Helps people feel warmer, while pale blue/white make you feel cooler and cold.
UPS is “no nonsense reliability”, hence the fact of having brown as their company color.
Natural
Sadness
Warmth, comfort
Makes feelings of strength and reliability
Down to earth but can be sophisticated
Cheery, warm
Tiring to the eye- in intense cases blindness
Frustrating, anger, sometimes- babies cry more in yellow rooms
Metabolism
It draws attention as well- also because most visible.
Yellow:
Warm colors (red, orange, yellow, gold) can make people feel tense (if you paint a room in this color).
Yellow helps stimulate the nervous system and metal system.
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Black:
Evil power- Dracula, witchcraft
Death, sadness, formal, unhappiness
Life, rebirth- Egypt
Seems thinning
Language: Black belt, blackout, black cat (evil or power)
Considered energetic color
Excitement, warmth
Draws attention-traffic signs, advertising, construction vest, etc.
Makes you hungry- gives your appetite a path to go on, pushes your
appetite forward.
Orange:
Innocence, Purity
Sense of space
Cold, bland
Paint a room in pure white and it will look spacious, but cold and empty.
White:
Creates strong/intense emotions
Love, comfort, warmth
Excitement, anger
The language is intense: red-handed, redneck, paint the town red, etc.
Faster heartbeat, breathing
Red is used in a restaurant to stimulate hunger and appetite.
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Red: