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Each color has many aspects to it but you can easily learn the language of color by understanding a few simple concepts.
http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/meaning-of-colors.html The color red is the color of energy, passion and action Effects of Red: Stimulating: to the physical senses- the sexual and physical appetite. It stimulates the deeper passions within us, such as sex, love, courage, hatred or revenge. If you have a flagging sex life and would like to introduce more passion into it, introduce some red into the bedroom – the more red, the more passion, but don’t overdo it or it will have the opposite effect. Exciting and Motivating: it excites our emotions and inspires us to take action. Attention-getting: it demands you to take notice, alerting you to danger. This is why we have red traffic lights and stop signs – it is the universal color for danger. Assertive and Aggressive: drivers of red cars should take note! A small survey I did a few years ago showed that drivers of red cars, including females, said they felt quite aggressive behind the wheel of their red car. Variations of the Color Red Maroon: a dark bluish red, it denotes controlled and more thoughtful action. It is slightly softer than burgundy and not as dramatic as true red. Burgundy: a dark purplish red, it is more sophisticated and serious and less energetic than true red. It indicates controlled power, determined ambition and dignified action and is often favored by the wealthy. Crimson: has a little blue in it. It indicates a determination to succeed but without upsetting anyone else. It emits sensuality rather than sexuality. Scarlet: has a little orange mixed with it, giving it a richness and brightness. It indicates enthusiasm and a love of life. It is a little less intense and more fun-loving than true red, tempered with a degree of defiance. The Color Orange is the color of adventure and social communication Effects of Orange Enthusiasm: Orange is optimistic and extroverted - the color of the uninhibited. Rejuvenation: Orange helps to restore balance to our physical energies. Stimulation: Orange is not as passionate or as excitable as red, but it is stimulating, particularly to the appetite - the worst color to have in the kitchen if you want to lose weight. Courage: Orange helps us to take account of our lives, to face the consequences, to take action and make appropriate changes, and then to move onward and upward. Vitality: Orange has a more balanced energy than red, not as passionate and aggressive, but full of vitality. Variations of the Color Orange Peach: Peach encourages great communication and conversation. It inspires good manners and puts people at ease. It has all the attributes of orange but in a much softer, gentler and more cautious form. Golden Orange: This version of orange encourages vitality and self-control. Amber: Amber helps to inspire greater confidence and better self esteem. It can promote a degree of arrogance. Burnt Orange: This color emits a negative vibration indicating pride, tension and aggressive self-assertion. Dark Orange: Dark orange indicates over-confidence and over-ambition. It tries too hard to prove its worth and to boost its self-esteem, but when it fails, which is often, it develops a chip on its shoulder. It is the color of the opportunist, taking selfish advantage of every situation. The color yellow is the color of the mind and the intellect Effects of Yellow: Creative: The color of new ideas, yellow helps us find new ways of doing things. Quick decisions: Yellow helps with clear thinking and quick decision-making but it can also be impulsive. Anxiety producing: Yellow is fast moving so too much time in its presence can agitate and lead to nervousness and emotional instability. Critical: Yellow makes people more mentally analytical and self critical of both themselves and others. Non-emotional: Yellow relates to the head not the heart. Variations of the Color Yellow Light Clear Yellow: This color helps to clear the mind, making it open and alert. Lemon Yellow: Lemon yellow promotes self-reliance and a need for an orderly life. This yellow increases our sensitivity to criticism. Citrine Yellow: Citrine is a superficial and fickle color. It encourages the serial relationship hopper, the teaser, with unstable emotions. This yellow can be deceitful and retreats from responsibility. Golden Yellow: This yellow is the color of the loner with an intense curiosity and interest in investigating the finer details of its interests. Golden yellow is sensitive to criticism. Cream: Cream, tinted with a hint of yellow, encourages new ideas. However, this very pale color can also indicate a lack of confidence and a need for reassurance. Dark Yellow: The darker shades of yellow indicate an inclination toward depression and melancholy, lack of love and low self-worth. Dark yellow relates to the constant complainer and the cynic. The color green is the color of balance, harmony and growth Effects of Green: Rejuvenating: The color green revitalizes us when we are physically, mentally or emotionally exhausted. Nurturing: Because of its link with the heart, green urges us to nurture others. Green is also nurturing to us - another reason why it is the most predominant colour on earth. Dependable, agreeable and diplomatic: The color green helps us to see situations clearly from all sides. Possessiveness: Green is a color that encourages us to want to own things and people, to collect and possess. Green encourages materialism. Envy:Green with envy' is a common phrase and a negative reaction to the color green. Variations of the Color Green Pale green: As the color of new growth on plants, it indicates immaturity, youthfulness and inexperience. It allows us to see things from a new perspective, to make a fresh start. Emerald green: This is an inspiring and uplifting color suggesting abundance and wealth in all its forms, from material wellbeing, to emotional wellbeing to creative ideas. Jade green: The color of trust and confidentiality, tact and diplomacy, jade green indicates a generosity of spirit, giving without expecting anything in return. It increases worldly wisdom and understanding, assisting in the search for enlightenment. Lime green: Lime green inspires youthfulness, naivety and playfulness; it is liked the most by younger people. It creates a feeling of anticipation, and helps to clear the mind of negativity. Dark green: There is a degree of resentment in dark green. Often used by wealthy businessmen, ambitious and always striving for more wealth, dark green signifies greed and selfish desire. Aqua: Aqua calms the spirit, offering protection and healing for the emotions. Olive green: Although the traditional color for peace, 'offering an olive branch', the color olive suggests deceit and treachery, blaming others for its problems. However there is also a strength of character with it that can overcome adversity to develop an understanding and caring of the feelings of others. Yellow green: This color green suggests cowardice, conflict and fear. Grass green: Grass green is the color of money. It is self-confident and secure, natural and healthy, occurring in abundance in nature. The color blue is the color of trust and responsibility Effects of Blue Conservative: The color blue is a safe colour - the most universally liked colour of all. Predictable: Blue is not impulsive or spontaneous and it doesn't like to be rushed - blue needs to analyze and think things through, and to work to a plan. Orderly: Blue needs to have direction & order- untidiness and unpredictability overwhelms it. Rigid: Blue likes familiarity. It doesn't like change and will stubbornly do things its own way, even if there is a better way. Variations of the Color Blue Pale Blue: Pale blue inspires creativity and the freedom to break free. Sky Blue: One of the calmest colors, sky blue inspires selfless love and fidelity. It is non-threatening and promotes a helpful nature that can overcome all obstacles. It is the universal healer. Azure Blue:A color of true contentment, azure inspires determination and ambition to achieve great things, a sense of purpose in striving for goals. Dark Blue: Dark blue is the color of conservatism and responsibility. Although it appears to be cool, calm and collected, it is the color of the non-emotional worrier with repressed feelings, the pessimist and the hypocrite. Dark blue can be compassionate but has trouble showing it as its emotions run deep. Dark blue is a serious masculine color representing knowledge, power, and integrity, and is used quite often in the corporate world. The Color Indigo is the color of intuition, perception and the higher mind The Color Indigo Represents: Intuition: use it to assist in accessing intuitive abilities - it is the first step to higher spiritual knowledge Integrity: and deep sincerity are qualities of indigo Structure and Order: a good colour to use in restructuring aspects of your life or business Wisdom: an inner knowingness and awareness - spiritual wisdom rather than the wisdom of the intellect Effects of The Color Indigo: Introspection: promotes deep concentration during times of introspection and meditation - can lead to feelings of being spaced out. Idealistic: an ability to plan for the future. Addiction: can support an addictive personality into maintaining their addictions - don't use it if you are trying to overcome an addiction - it is associated with the religious fanatic - the colour of the workaholic who thinks they are indispensable - can also be related to those who are addicted to getting qualifications. The Dramatist: relates to the acting profession - can cause people to 'make a mountain out of a molehill'. Conformity: a love of ritual - conformity to the things that have worked in the past, not just for the sake of conforming. The color purple is the color of the imagination and spirituality Effects of the Color Purple/Violet: Empathy: Compassion, kindness and a love of humanity are positive qualities of Violet. Controlled emotion: Violet is passionate, like red, but inclined to display it in private only. Respectable & distinguished: The darker shades of violet particularly are linked to the origins of purple where it was only available to royalty and the wealthy. Impractical: Violet can be impractical, with its head in the clouds rather than having its feet on the ground. It tends to see life as it imagines it, rather than how it is. Immature: Violet can be immature, encouraging fantasy and an idealism that is often difficult to achieve in real life. Dignity: Violet exudes a quiet modest form of dignity which is often appealing to others. Cynical: This is a negative side of violet. Variations of the Color Purple/Violet Lavender: Lavender is a light purple color with a bluish hue, a light violet color. It is a color that is attracted to beautiful things. It has a fragility, sensitivity and vulnerability to it. Lilac: Lilac is a pale muted violet color with a slightly pinkish hue. It implies immaturity, superficiality and youthfulness. It is extroverted and enthusiastic, inspiring glamour, romance and vanity. Mauve: Mauve fits somewhere between lavender and lilac. helps us to make the best choices and decisions; it is concerned for justice to be done and always does the right thing. On the other hand it can indicate a degree of commonness, the social climber aspiring to higher ideals. Amethyst: A mystical color, amethyst opens intuitive channels. It protects the vulnerable and assists the humanitarian. It is the color of the evolved soul. Plum: Plum is a reddish purple. An old-fashioned color, plum is honorable and linked to family traditions. It is also prudish and narrow-minded, always preaching at you. Deep Purple: Dark purple is related to higher spiritual attainment. A powerful color, it can also indicate arrogance and ruthlessness. The meaning of the color turquoise is open communication and clarity of thought. Effects of the Color Turquoise Clarity of Thought: It enhances the ability to focus and concentrate, assisting with clear thinking and decision-making, and the development of good organizational skills. Calming: It is calming yet invigorating, restoring depleted energies. Non-emotional: A negative effect of turquoise is that it can cause people to be too aloof and to hide their emotional reactions. Variations of the Color Turquoise Aqua: Closer to green than blue, aqua is refreshing and uplifting. It is creative and light-hearted, yet strong and individual. Aquamarine: Enhancing creativity and inspiration, the color aquamarine calms and balances the mind and the emotions. Teal: A more sophisticated version of turquoise, teal signifies trustworthiness and reliability. It promotes spiritual advancement and commitment. The meaning of the color pink is unconditional love and nurturing. Effects of the Color Pink: Calming: Pink calms our emotional energies. Non-threatening: Pink lacks any aggression or anger, although the deeper pinks can be more assertive and confident. Affectionate: Pink offers warmth and tenderness to friends and family. Caring: Sensitivity and tender loving care relate to pink's feminine and intuitive energies. Immature: Pink is the color of the sweet young girl, before life's experiences take over. Variations of the Color Pink Blush: Similar to skin color, this very pale pink has sensual and sexual connotations. It is non-threatening but lacks passion and energy. Rose Pink: This is the pink of universal love and unity. It is mature, feminine and intuitive. Salmon Pink: There is a touch of orange in salmon pink. It encourages the flirt, and can be a sign of the timid lover, all talk and no play. Orchid: This is an unusual lavender-pink and relates to the unconventional and the individual doing his or her own thing. It is the non conformist. Fuchsia: A blend of deep pink and blue, fuchsia inspires confidence, assurance and maturity, a more responsible and controlled nurturing and love. Hot Pink: Hot pink inspires a more passionate, playful and sensual love. It exudes warmth and happiness and a love of life. The Color Magenta is the Color of Universal Harmony & Emotional Balance The Color Magenta Represents: Universal harmony: at its highest level it generates love, caring, kindness and cooperation, encouraging a balanced and harmonious outlook on life. Non-conformist: the color of the free spirit, it does not like to be confined and contained. Change and Transformation: helps to release old and outdated patterns of behavior to inspire growth and personal development. Effects of Magenta: Emotional Balance: spiritual yet practical, it helps to create emotional, physical and spiritual balance. Compassion: gentle and caring in its approach, it generates acceptance, tolerance, support and patience. Inspiration: inspires cheerfulness and optimism, creativity and innovation, dream activity, positive change and negotiating skills. The Color Brown is the color of security, protection and material wealth Effects of Brown: Comforting: Sensual and warm, friendly and approachable, brown engulfs one in a feeling of calm and safety Protective: creates a safe haven of support for family and friends Materialistic: it encourages material security and the accumulation of possessions Variations of the Color Brown: Light Brown: is friendly and approachable, sincere, honest and genuine Dark brown: is strong yet sad and depressive, materialistic yet prudent Tan: is ageless and timeless, straightforward, uncomplicated and natural Ivory: is calming, yet encouraging, with a reserved style of simple sophistication Beige: is practical and reliable, conservative, constant, unchanging and loyal The Color Gray is the color of detachment, indecision and compromise Effects of Gray: Indecision: Gray prefers to sit in the middle, not making a decision either way, sitting on the fence. Detached: being non-emotional, gray can appear indifferent, uncaring, cold and aloof. Depression: gray can stifle and depress energy but it is also the stable base from which the new and positive can come. Unemotional: gray can appear neutral, disinterested, objective or impartial. Variations of the Color Gray Light gray is soothing and calming. It enlightens, saves and rescues those in difficult life situations. Dark gray is conventional and constrained. It is serious and solemn, inflexible and strict. It relates to self-denial and self-discipline. The Color Silver is the color of illumination and reflection The Color Silver Represents: Illumination: silver opens the mind and lights the way forward. Reflection: it reflects back the energy sent out, whether that energy is positive or negative. Prestige and Wealth: silver is seen as glamorous and sophisticated, and relates to the professional and corporate market. Feminine Power: it is related to the femininity of the moon's energy, sensitive, emotional and fluid. Effects of Silver: Calming and soothing: its gentle and comforting qualities relate to the sensitivity of the moon's cycle of ebb and flow. Lifeless: the colorless energy of silver can lead to negative feelings of coldness, indecision and being non-committal. Dignified and responsible: silver is respectable and courteous, mature and determined, wise and organized. The Color Gold is the color of wealth, success and status The Color Gold Represents: Success: gold relates to achievement and victory, the winner. Wealth: gold implies affluence, material wealth and extravagance. Prestige and luxury: gold is associated with sophistication, elegance, value, quality and status. Effects of Gold: Enlightenment: gold, at its highest level, inspires knowledge, spirituality and a deep understanding of the self and the soul. Compassion: caring, loving, generous and giving, gold is the benefactor or patron. Generosity: gold loves to share its wisdom, knowledge and wealth with others. The meaning of the color white is purity, innocence, wholeness and completion The Color White Represents: Innocence and purity: White is the beginning of everything, before anything is muddied or thinking is 'colored'. New beginnings: White represents the clean slate, helping us through times of stress, and allowing us put the past behind us and preparing us to move on. Equality and unity: White represents the positive as well as the negative aspects of all colors. It contains an equal balance of all the colors of the spectrum. Effects of White: Impartial: White suggests fairness and neutrality because of the balance and equality of all the colors contained within it. Rescuer: White rescues us from the dark. It is the white knight, rescuing the damsel in distress. Futuristic: Symbolizing a clean slate, we can envisage anything with white. Efficient: White is clean and clinical, giving an impression of efficiency and organization. The color black relates to the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, and as a result it creates an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. The Color Black Represents Mystery: Black is the unknown. It is secretive, keeping a lot buried inside, unwilling to show its real feelings. Power and Control: Black is power and control of the self and others. It creates fear and intimidation. Effects of the Color Black Formal, dignified and sophisticated: As in the little black dress and the formal dinner suit. Aloof: Black sets itself aside from others with its heavy and intense energy. It keeps others at arm's length. Depressing: Black can close us to the positive aspects of life, forcing us to look at our disappointments and the black or negative aspects of our life. It can create a fear of the future. Pessimistic: Too much black encourages us to look at the negative side of life. What Does Your Personality Color Say About You? If your favorite color is red, you are action oriented with a deep need for physical fulfillment and to experience life through the five senses. If orange is your favorite color, you have a great need to be with people, to socialize with them, and be accepted and respected as part of a group. You also have a need for challenges in your life, whether it is physical or social challenges. Choosing yellow as your favorite means you have a deep need for logical order in your everyday life and to be able to express your individuality by using your logical mind to inspire and create new ideas. If green is your favorite, you have a deep need to belong, to love and be loved, and to feel safe and secure. You need acceptance and acknowledgment for the everyday things you do for others - just a 'thank you' is sufficient. Lovers of blue have a deep need to find inner peace and truth, to live their life according to their ideals and beliefs without having to change their inflexible viewpoint of life to satisfy others. Indigo lovers have a need to feel in harmony and at one with the Universe and to be accepted by others as the aware and intuitive spiritual beings that they are. If purple or violet is your favorite color, you have a deep need for emotional security and to create order and perfection in all areas of your life, including your spiritual life. You also have a deep need to initiate and participate in humanitarian projects, helping others in need. If your personality color is pink you have a deep need to be accepted and loved unconditionally. If turquoise is your favorite color your deepest need is to create emotional balance in your life, to be able to express your hopes and dreams no matter how idealistic they may be and to make your own way in the world under your own terms. If your favorite color is magenta, you are a non-conformist who sees life from a different point of view. Lovers of brown have a deep need for a safe, secure, simple and comfortable existence with supportive family and friends. Lovers of black have a need for power and control in order to protect their own emotional insecurities. If white is your personality color, your deepest need is for simplicity in your own life and to be independent and self-reliant so you do not need to depend on anyone else. With gray as your favorite color, you are the middle of the road type, cool, conserved, composed and reliable. You tend to conform just to keep the peace. If silver is your favorite, you are intuitive and insightful and have a strong connection with a higher spiritual guidance. With a personality color gold, you radiate charisma, personality and individuality, making others feel relaxed and valued in your company. |
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Nice posting!
I love working with colours. Colour therapy is great, it works a treat :) I used yellow, golden yellow when I had to MC the King's day gig. I was so frigging nervous! Yellow helps self-confidence, so I let it work in on my solar plexus. I even did so as I got on stage, and suddenly my nerves just left the building and I did my best presentation ever. Apart from that I love warm orange and aqua/turquoise/electric blue. Indigo is nice as well. |
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