What Do Colors Mean?

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Life is an automatic visual buffet. From the moment you awake to peer at a gleaming canary colored sun to the blades of green grass you march through on the way to catch your bright banana shaded school bus. Colors can actually impact  our feelings; they don’t call it a blue mood for nothing. 

Color Meaning

Let’s start with a quick color tutorial to apply some mood management to your daily habits. After reading about these different color connotations you can customize your wardrobe, decorate your bedroom or change your daily interpretation of people and places based on the sight of these shades:

Blue Color Represents

Blue colors denote calm and serenity, the ocean and sky are blue. Many people decorate their bathrooms with this theme for the sake of creating an oasis. 

Black Color Meaning

Black is about invisibility. Many women wear black to disguise figure flaws. Many corporate and business workers wear black as a uniform. Black suggests seriousness or escape. 

Color Green Symbolism

Green is usually a reminder of nature. It implies nurturing and earthiness. Green is often worn in the summer as a way of drawing in more of Mother Nature. It can also represent growth and renewal. For instance, the Hulk, when transformed, became a green monster. He was in a renaissance of personality and physical appearance.

Color Orange Meaning

Orange can be used to stimulate creativity; it’s often used by artists, it suggests optimism, vitality and playfulness. 

Color Pink Meaning

Pink implies an open heart. It often is symbolic of femininity, romance and love. Pink is the perfect shade for a date. It can create a sense of approachability and warmth.

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Purple Color Represents

Purple represents  royalty. In fact it was the color used to represent nobility. It’s a mysterious color associated with spirituality and riches.

Color Red Meaning

Red can give you the boost you need for that important job interview. It suggests confidence and power. It’s a color that gets noticed. 

Meaning of Color White

White is the color of snow. It’s fresh and clean. Wearing white symbolizes a new beginning, innocence and purity. 

Brown Color Meaning

Brown is a dominant color in nature. It represents wholesomeness and earthliness. It can also represent friendliness, dependability and health. 

Color Yellow Symbolizes

Yellow is bright and bold. Wearing yellow is indicative of cheerfulness and happiness. Why is Big Bird bright yellow after all?

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Men’s Favorite Colors:

Blue, Green, Black

Men’s least Favorite Colors:

Brown, Orange and Purple

Women’s Favorite Colors:

Blue, Purple, Green

Women’s Least Favorite Colors:

Orange, Brown, Gray

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