How Colors Affect Emotions
The Effect of Colors and Color Combinations on the Moods of Humans
Leon Miguel G. Gonzales
Can Color really affect our mood?
Introduction:
I am curious about the effect of colors and color combinations to people. How do we react to the colors we see? How do we interpret what feeling it gives and can we cure mental deficiencies like stress, over thinking and nervousness? A very important aspect of our visual experience is color. It is logical to assume that what we see, especially color, can affect the systems of the body. We humans have our own reactions to colors. We express our emotions through colors. Our decisions are sometimes taken from what color it reflects. For us to have a better understanding of color’s impact, we need to find that urge we have on colors that will later evolve on experience. That urge we have reflects our traits that helps us though our growth. Seeing colors that we hate or like distracts us from the true objective of the things we want to do. We mostly choose clothes and objects that have our favorite colors. Some popular color combinations like Red, Yellow, and Orange (like Jollibee, Chow king, McDonalds and more). It combines the attraction of Red, the joy of Yellow, and the sensation of Orange. So every time you enter restaurants with color like those, you tend to lose time and forget problems. You just order and enjoy. A blue room, perhaps a bathroom where you relax in the tub, can enhance the feeling of calm and well being. The color purple is connected to wisdom and royalty. It’s also an exotic color rarely found in nature. Things that are purple attract attention and even suggest authority. Blues in combination are known to project a businesslike and authoritative feel. A red text on a blue background will give you eye strain and fatigue. This occurrence is called simultaneous contrast. Color is nature 's own signaling system. It’s the first thing we register when we are assessing anything: a very
Leon Miguel G. Gonzales
Can Color really affect our mood?
Introduction:
I am curious about the effect of colors and color combinations to people. How do we react to the colors we see? How do we interpret what feeling it gives and can we cure mental deficiencies like stress, over thinking and nervousness? A very important aspect of our visual experience is color. It is logical to assume that what we see, especially color, can affect the systems of the body. We humans have our own reactions to colors. We express our emotions through colors. Our decisions are sometimes taken from what color it reflects. For us to have a better understanding of color’s impact, we need to find that urge we have on colors that will later evolve on experience. That urge we have reflects our traits that helps us though our growth. Seeing colors that we hate or like distracts us from the true objective of the things we want to do. We mostly choose clothes and objects that have our favorite colors. Some popular color combinations like Red, Yellow, and Orange (like Jollibee, Chow king, McDonalds and more). It combines the attraction of Red, the joy of Yellow, and the sensation of Orange. So every time you enter restaurants with color like those, you tend to lose time and forget problems. You just order and enjoy. A blue room, perhaps a bathroom where you relax in the tub, can enhance the feeling of calm and well being. The color purple is connected to wisdom and royalty. It’s also an exotic color rarely found in nature. Things that are purple attract attention and even suggest authority. Blues in combination are known to project a businesslike and authoritative feel. A red text on a blue background will give you eye strain and fatigue. This occurrence is called simultaneous contrast. Color is nature 's own signaling system. It’s the first thing we register when we are assessing anything: a very
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