COLOR SYMBOLS

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Every color carries images and symbols that are influenced by culture, history and circumstances. There is the lack of a single, universal psychological reaction to a particular color. For example, death is symbolized by black in most Western cultures and by white in many Eastern cultures. Even members of the same culture from different age groups can act differently. Referencing colors with emotions is developed by every individual when they feel an emotion and then see a color repeated during this time. But still color cues transmit information about emotions, feelings and moods because our brains give reaction to each and every color. For example; Pink causes the hypothalamus to signal the adrenal glands to show their secretions, thus reducing heart rate and blocking anger.

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RED:

Studies show that red can have a physical effect; including increasing the rate of respiration, raising blood pressure and thus making the heart beat faster. Red is also said to make people hungry. It draws attention and a keen use of red as an accent can immediately focus attention on a particular element. Red is bold and audacious, so it usually dilutes the colors around it. For this reason it's used to accent and highlight objects of importance.
Hot, angry, affectionate, contrary, hostile, full of vitality, love, excitement, happiness, lust, intimacy, passion, restlessness, rage, sin, blood, hunger.

BLUE:

Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable and committed. The color of sky and the ocean is non-threatening, yet confident and stable. Opposite of red, has a calm effect. As being the most trustworthy color, the best color to wear to an interview or business meeting is blue. In antique Greece and Rome, sky blue was also the color of Zeus and Jupiter.
Cool, pleasant, leisurely, distant, infinite, secure, calm, transcendent, dignity, sadness, tenderness, truth, peace, unity, harmony, ice, water

PINK:

Opposite of red, pink is a passive color and it has an optimistic mood. It symbolizes spring, gratitude, appreciation, admiration, sympathy, socialism, femininity, health, love, romance, marriage, joy, flirtatiousness, innocence and child-like features.

PURPLE:

Purple embodies the balance of red simulation and blue calm. This dichotomy can cause unrest or uneasiness unless the undertone is clearly defined at which point the purple takes on the characteristics of its undertone. A sense of mystic and royal qualities, purple is a color often well liked by very creative or eccentric types.
Envy, sensuality, spirituality, creativity, sexuality, nobility, wealth, nostalgia, ceremony, mystery, wisdom, enlightenment, arrogance, flamboyance, gaudiness, mourning, exaggeration, confusion, pride

BLACK:

Black is authoritative and powerful; because black can evoke strong emotions too much can be overwhelming. A classic color for clothing possibly because it makes the wearer appear thinner and more sophisticated.
Fear, emptiness, darkness, seriousness, conventionality, rebellion, anarchism, unity, sorrow, professionalism power, mastery, protection, decay, wisdom, death, sad, anxiety, melancholy

GREEN

Green is considered the color of peace and ecology. As being a calming or soothing color, it is in relation to love, hope, youth or games. One need only think of gambling tables that have been green, billiard tables, ping-pong tables, tennis courts, and football and baseball fields.
Intelligence, nature, spring, fertility, youth, environment, wealth, money, good luck, vigor, generosity, go, grass, aggression, coldness, jealousy, disgrace

WHITE:

White is the color that represents purity, neutrality, sterility and youth. White is often associated with cleanliness or sterility. Doctors wear white to convey these attributes.
It is the color of joy, lightness, neutral, frigidity.
Snow, peace, innocence, cleanliness, simplicity, security, humility, sterility, life, marriage and hope

ORANGE

A close relative of red, sparks more controversy than any other hue. There is usually strong positive or negative association to orange and true orange generally elicits a stronger "love it" or "hate it" response than other colors. Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy. Interestingly, some of the tones of orange such as terra cotta, peach or rust have very broad appeal.
Happiness, energy, balance, heat, fire, enthusiasm, flamboyance, playfulness, aggression, arrogance, gaudiness, over-emotion, warning, danger, autumn, desire,

YELLOW:

Though yellow evokes feelings of happiness, when we are confronted with too much yellow we become annoyed or angered. It is also the color of hurry and temporary (taxi color, traffic lights) Yellow typically symbolizes sunlight, joy, happiness, earth, optimism, intelligence, idealism, wealth (gold), summer, hope, air, liberalism, cowardice, illness (quarantine), fear, hazards, dishonesty, avarice, weakness, greed, decay or aging, femininity, gladness, sociability, friendship

BROWN:

Brown says stability, reliability, and approachability. It is the color of our earth and is associated with all things natural or organic. It is the worst business suit cause does not related to the city life.
Calm, boldness, depth, natural organisms, nature, richness, stability, tradition, boorishness, dirt, feces, dullness, filth, heaviness, poverty, roughness, earth

*I chose these beautiful photomanipulations, the colors may not be the choices of the artists.