Creating Moods With Color ( 2 )

Specifying certain colors and the mood they create


Red

• Warm and cozy
• Create excitements
• Associated with courage and power
• Mostly linked to war and fight
• Color of fire and passion
• Stressful color, use it with caution, because it increases the heart rate and blood pressure
• Shows leadership
• Dynamic – does not hide
• Stimulate appetite and conversation – ideal choice for restaurants
• For spaces requires grand atmosphere
• Required in a place where increased physical energy is needed – where You want to keep people moving e.g. Corridors
  
  

Orange

• Warm and vibrant
• Linked to health and vitality
• Practical color
• Doesn’t rush in with out thinking
• Rises tolerance and strengthen wills
• Orange does not allow you to sit still
• It’s not a popular color and maybe it will be rejected by people
• Enthusiastic positive color that keeps you on going
• It is a good color to be used in any place that needs cheering up and in creative fields
• Helps increase appetite
• Very good color to use with children makes children cheerful sociable it has been shown to improve academic performance
• It’s creative and constructive qualities make it a good choice for designers architects and similar creative industries.
  

Yellow

• Honest and confident
• Reflects sunshine and happiness helps left the spirit.
• Few people dislike yellow
• Warm and welcoming good for reception area’s .
• Energetic
• Does not distract
• Improve verbal reasoning and mental clarity, good for study room and work room,
• Emotional color associated with joy.
• Create a feeling of anxiety in some people.
• Stimulate creativity
• High visibility, for areas that you wish to draw attention to.

Green

• Color of balance and harmony
• Color of healing and soothing
• Green is the only color in the spectrum that works wit any other color.
• Promotes sociability, corporation and generous love.
• Create relaxing area
• Restore a clam environment

Blue

• Voice of calm and reason
• Symbolizes peace and devotion
• Spiritual side to it’s nature
• Dark blue associated to royalty
• Cool does not like to draw attention to it self .
• Associated with strong and calm personalities.
• In the heat of movement blue remain calm and clear thinking.
• Has strong healing power
• Combat fear
• Relieve tension, headaches, and lower blood pressures.
• For area where people want to cool down physically and mentally.
• For areas where people are under high level of stress.
• It is will suited for studies areas where logical thinking is required.
• Encourage clear thoughts and communications.

Purple

• Represents sensitivity, good taste, and a linking for the arts.
• Artists and philosophers relate will to purple.
• Inspirational color
• Unpopular color
• Good choice for anyone working in a creative field.
• Good color for decreasing violent anti social behavior.
• Striking color
• Suitable for meditation area’s and relation rooms.
• Suitable for a place where you want to be inspired artistically, creatively or spiritually.

Black, grey and white:

• They area not colors in themselves
  
  

Black

• Linked with death and depression to most people.
• Black seen as height of sophistication and glamour in the world of design.
• Limited use of black in the world of interior design.
• Used to highlight other colors and to define specific area or item.
• Bring the beauty of other colors
• Touches of black create drama
  
  

White

• Pure and fair
• It’s cold and hostile
• Representative of a liberator
• Represents purity, innocence and peace
• White is a sign of health and hygiene
• Many people see it as sterile and stark.
• Over use causes frustration, isolation and feeling of emptiness.
• White needs other color to create any sort of mood.
• Popular in interior design
• Mostly white is used to highlight display area or to draw attention to other decorative details.
• Minimal interiors based on white schemes
• If you area using white on a large scale it is better to use cream white to prevent the atmosphere from becoming sterile, and add balance using natural materials such as wood and natural stones
  
  

Grey

• Neutral color
• Associated with old age
• Represents confusion
• Color of stone and steel / dependable materials / firm and dignified
• Has strong links with institutions
• Grey considered to be dull and lifeless color.
• Over use of grey can be oppressive and depressing and can subdue personality.
• Used to make us conform with our environment .
• Good for camouflage
• Seen as color of industrial properties
• In the interior grey has no personality of it’s own and requires colors to bring it to life.
• Used as accent color or for a background for stronger colors.
  
  
  

Reference: Book: Colour your world/Maria Flynn