Different colors in a room or on the clothing you wear can affect your mood but research suggests that more studies need to be done as various shades or hues of color can also change the way a color affects you.
How colors can affect your mood
How Colors Can Affect Your Moods. Photo by Efe Kurnaz on Unsplash
It has long been common knowledge that color schemes in various rooms can effect our moods. The color clothing you wear might set your overall mood for the day but the color of a room you are in can affect your mood right away and for as long as you are in the room. When decorating a room it is important to keep this in mind.
Red: A red room may be bright and seem exciting at first, stimulates conversation, raises blood pressure and heart rate, and creates a very strong first impression. Studies show that red used to accent a room can make people hungry, which is why many restaurants use the color red in their decor. These same studies also show that too much red for extended periods of time can actually instigate feelings of frustration, and anger and can be too stimulating in bedrooms.
Pink: Accents of pink room can inspire happiness, innocence, and even increased sexual arousal.
Yellow: Reminds people of sunshine, happiness, and has a welcoming aura when used as an accent in a room. Too much yellow can strain the eyes and make people feel tired. Studies show that people are more likely to lose their temper in a room that has a strong yellow presence.
Orange: Stimulates excitement and energy but it is not a suggested color for bedrooms. However, in ancient times orange was used for high energy and it was even suggested that it could heal lungs.
Green: Encourages relaxation and comfort and even has been said to increase fertility and sexual prowess.
Blue: Stimulates feeling of relaxation and serenity. Has a calming effect, reduces blood pressure, and is often used to promote feelings of security and safety as in police uniforms.It is also been said to create a sad mood. Darker blues can have the opposite affect.
Purple: Often associated with royalty, luxury, and success. Purple is said to promote creativity. Lighter tones can be restful."Room Colors
Three main ways colors make you react
Red: A red room may be bright and seem exciting at first, stimulates conversation, raises blood pressure and heart rate, and creates a very strong first impression. Studies show that red used to accent a room can make people hungry, which is why many restaurants use the color red in their decor. These same studies also show that too much red for extended periods of time can actually instigate feelings of frustration, and anger and can be too stimulating in bedrooms.
Pink: Accents of pink room can inspire happiness, innocence, and even increased sexual arousal.
Yellow: Reminds people of sunshine, happiness, and has a welcoming aura when used as an accent in a room. Too much yellow can strain the eyes and make people feel tired. Studies show that people are more likely to lose their temper in a room that has a strong yellow presence.
Orange: Stimulates excitement and energy but it is not a suggested color for bedrooms. However, in ancient times orange was used for high energy and it was even suggested that it could heal lungs.
Green: Encourages relaxation and comfort and even has been said to increase fertility and sexual prowess.
Blue: Stimulates feeling of relaxation and serenity. Has a calming effect, reduces blood pressure, and is often used to promote feelings of security and safety as in police uniforms.It is also been said to create a sad mood. Darker blues can have the opposite affect.
Purple: Often associated with royalty, luxury, and success. Purple is said to promote creativity. Lighter tones can be restful."Room Colors
Three main ways colors make you react
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- Passive
- Neutral
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Why We React to Colors The Way We Do
"Elliot and Maier (2012) have proposed color-in-context theory, which draws on social learning, as well as biology. Some responses to color stimuli are presumed to be solely due to the repeated pairing of color and particular concepts, messages, and experiences. Others, however, are presumed to represent a biologically engrained predisposition that is reinforced and shaped by social learning. Through this social learning, color associations can be extended beyond natural bodily processes (e.g., blood flow modulations) to objects in close proximity to the body (e.g., clothes, accessories). Thus, for example, red may not only increase attractiveness evaluations when viewed on the face, but also when viewed on a shirt or dress. As implied by the name of the theory, the physical and psychological context in which color is perceived is thought to influence its meaning and, accordingly, responses to it. Thus, blue on a ribbon is positive (indicating first place), but blue on a piece of meat is negative (indicating rotten), and a red shirt may enhance the attractiveness of a potential mate (red = sex/romance), but not of a person evaluating one’s competence (red = failure/danger)" Elliot, A. (2015).
"The extant theoretical work is limited in scope in terms of range of hues, range of color properties, and direction of influence. Most theorizing has focused on one hue, red, which is understandable given its prominence in nature, on the body, and in society (Changizi, 2009; Elliot and Maier, 2014); however, other hues also carry important associations that undoubtedly have downstream effects (e.g., blue: Labrecque and Milne, 2012; green: Akers et al., 2012).
Color has three basic properties: hue, lightness, and chroma (Fairchild, 2013). Variation in any or all of these properties could influence downstream affect, cognition, or behavior, yet only hue is considered in most theorizing (most likely because experientially, it is the most salient color property). Lightness and chroma also undoubtedly have implications for psychological functioning (e.g., lightness: Kareklas et al., 2014; chroma: Lee et al., 2013); lightness has received some attention within conceptual metaphor theory (Meier, in press; see also Prado-León and Rosales-Cinco, 2011), but chroma has been almost entirely overlooked, as has the issue of combinations of hue, lightness, and chroma (Elliot, 2015).
"The extant theoretical work is limited in scope in terms of range of hues, range of color properties, and direction of influence. Most theorizing has focused on one hue, red, which is understandable given its prominence in nature, on the body, and in society (Changizi, 2009; Elliot and Maier, 2014); however, other hues also carry important associations that undoubtedly have downstream effects (e.g., blue: Labrecque and Milne, 2012; green: Akers et al., 2012).
Color has three basic properties: hue, lightness, and chroma (Fairchild, 2013). Variation in any or all of these properties could influence downstream affect, cognition, or behavior, yet only hue is considered in most theorizing (most likely because experientially, it is the most salient color property). Lightness and chroma also undoubtedly have implications for psychological functioning (e.g., lightness: Kareklas et al., 2014; chroma: Lee et al., 2013); lightness has received some attention within conceptual metaphor theory (Meier, in press; see also Prado-León and Rosales-Cinco, 2011), but chroma has been almost entirely overlooked, as has the issue of combinations of hue, lightness, and chroma (Elliot, 2015).
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1. Flower, flowers, rainbow colours and rainbow HD photo by Sharon Pittaway (@sharonp) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/iMdsjoiftZo
2. Room Color and How it Affects Your Mood | Freshome.com. (2015). Freshome.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://freshome.com/room-color-and-how-it-affects-your-mood/
3. Light, color, bright and neon HD photo by Efe Kurnaz (@efekurnaz) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/RnCPiXixooY
4. Elliot, A. (2015). Color and psychological functioning: a review of theoretical and empirical work. Frontiers In Psychology, 6. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00368
4. HOW COLORS AFFECT YOUR MOOD | READ PERSONALITIES AND PERSUADE PEOPLE WITH COLORS. (2019). YouTube. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKTa7tFqNks
1. Flower, flowers, rainbow colours and rainbow HD photo by Sharon Pittaway (@sharonp) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/iMdsjoiftZo
2. Room Color and How it Affects Your Mood | Freshome.com. (2015). Freshome.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://freshome.com/room-color-and-how-it-affects-your-mood/
3. Light, color, bright and neon HD photo by Efe Kurnaz (@efekurnaz) on Unsplash. (2019). Unsplash.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://unsplash.com/photos/RnCPiXixooY
4. Elliot, A. (2015). Color and psychological functioning: a review of theoretical and empirical work. Frontiers In Psychology, 6. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00368
4. HOW COLORS AFFECT YOUR MOOD | READ PERSONALITIES AND PERSUADE PEOPLE WITH COLORS. (2019). YouTube. Retrieved 23 January 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKTa7tFqNks