Psychology of Color
| Warm colors create a mood of excitement & warmth, stimulating activity and creativity |
Cool colors have passive, calming qualities that aid concentration and can create a mood of peace-fulness and tranquility, reducing tension. |
Energy, Passion, Power, Excitement |
Health, Regeneration, Contentment, Harmony |
Happy, Confident, Creative, Adventurous |
Honesty, Integrity, Trustworthy |
Wisdom, Playful, Satisfying, Optimistic |
Regal, Mystic, Beauty, Inspiration |
Neutrals are great for adding stability and balance. They include white, black, gray and colours that contain a significant amount of gray. |
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The power of colour is something that most people are unaware of - in fact, few are unaffected by it. It is quite important that we live with the colors that best suit our personalities so that we can enjoy a more contented and healthier life.
Colours affect people in many ways, depending upon one's age, gender, ethnic background or local climate. Certain colors or groups of colours tend to evoke a similar reaction from most people - the overall difference being in the shade or tones used.
Warm colors include Reds, Oranges and Yellows and create a mood of excitement & warmth, stimulating activity and creativity.
Cool colours have passive, calming qualities that aid concentration and can create a mood of peacefulness and tranquility. Cool shades include Violets and Blues. Green can be either warm or cool. When it's influenced by yellow, it becomes warm and when it's influenced by blue, it becomes cool.
When choosing colors, it is also important to consider the effect of the lightness and darkness, or value of color. Lighter colours tend to be more active, and deeper colours tend to be passive.
So by simply using
color, you can enliven the mood or quiet it, add warmth or coolness;
brighten or dim it.
For more information about colour relationships, please refer to Color In Your Horoscope. |

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