Design Tip #2 How Color can Affect Your Mood

Below is a list of colors and a description of how the color may affect your mood: 

Blue

Because peaceful, tranquil blue causes the body to produce calming chemicals, it is often used in bedrooms. It is believed that blue slows metabolic activity. Blue can also be cold and depressing or pain relieving. People are more productive in blue rooms. Blue enhances clear thinking, diligence and organization.

Green

Currently a popular decorating color, green symbolizes nature and is the universal healing color. It is the easiest color on the eye and can improve vision. It is a calming, nourishing, refreshing color. Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients. Clear perception, self- recognition, and compassion are associated with green.

Red

The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates the heart to beat faster and breathing to increase. Red also increases metabolic activity. As red is the color of love, it is often used as an accent color in decorating. Decorators say that red will attract attention. Self-motivation, leadership and generosity are some qualities of the color red.

Yellow

Cheerful, sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic color, most people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. Why? Yellow is the most difficult color for the eye to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused. Yellow enhances concentration and speeds metabolism. Communication, observation and analysis are some attributes of yellow.

Black

Black is the color of authority and power. Black also implies submission. Priests wear black to signify submission to God. The qualities of black include self-sufficiency, individualism and protection.

White

White is associated with light. As such, it is often linked to goodness, innocence, purity and virginity. It is also considered to be the color of perfection. When used with intention, white can represent a successful beginning.

Purple

Purple has long been associated with royalty. It strongly symbolizes power, nobility, luxury and ambition. It conveys wealth and sometimes hints at extravagance. Purple is also associated with wisdom, dignity and independence. It is a powerful color in enhancing creativity, mystery and magic.