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Color Psycology - Coggle Diagram

- - - - However, many use the color black to symbolize all things negative. Throughout history, this somber color has been tied to death and all things evil and bad. It evokes strong feelings of anger, aggression, fear, and sadness.
- - - - Some of the positive meanings that white can convey include cleanliness, freshness, and simplicity. The color white often seems like a blank slate, symbolizing a new beginning or a fresh start.
        
        On the negative side, white can seem stark, cold, and isolated. Consider how a large, white, empty room might seem boring, bland, and stark.
- - - - It's not just mood and emotions that the color red can affect. In the arena of sports, wearing the color red can also increase your chances of winning.
        In the 2004 Olympics in Athens, competitors in four sports—boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and taekwondo—were randomly assigned red or blue clothing. In all four competitions, red-clad contestants won more fights.
- - - - Blue can also create feelings of sadness or aloofness. Consider how a painting that heavily features blue, such as those produced by Picasso during his "blue period," can seem so lonely, sad, or forlorn.
        
        Blue can also lower the pulse rate and body temperature.
- - - - In ancient mythology, green was used to reference the fertility of the earth as well as the fertility of women. Studies have shown that the color green may inspire creativity, too.
        
        Shades of green found in nature may help put us at ease in a new place.1 For this reason, designers often feature the color green in public spaces like restaurants and hotels.
- - - - Yellow is a bright color that is often described as cheery and warm.
- - - - Purple also represents wisdom and spirituality. Its rare and mysterious nature perhaps causes it to seem connected to the unknown, supernatural, and divine.
- - - - Brown tends to feel like a solid, earthy color, but it can sometimes seem drab and boring. Light browns such as beige are often used as neutrals in design and fashion. While they can provide a conservative and traditional backdrop, these shades are often perceived as dull.
- - - - Orange is energetic, which is perhaps why many sports teams use orange in their uniforms, mascots, and branding.
        
        Orange is also linked to autumn and the color of dying leaves and pumpkins.
        The color is also heavily linked to Halloween in the United States, so it can sometimes have a dark or even cartoonish association.
- - - - Pink is thought to have a calming effect. One shade known as "drunk-tank pink" is sometimes used in prisons to calm inmates.
        
        For other readers, pink gives off a creative and artistic vibe. "I do not wear pink but I am drawn to it for my study where I do not have to compromise with my husband," said another reader. "It is a happy color and it makes me feel creative. For the first time in my life, I am decorating with pink, hot pink."