With what a colour is associated?

Where ever we are and where ever we look, all we see is coloured, or has its own colour by nature. We associate colours with religious, culture, politics and also it can affect our mood; it is a way of communication.

RED: This colour is associated with love, passion, desire, danger, energy, determination, strength, war and power. It is very visible, which is why it is used to indicate danger, and also used in most of the road signs; such as the stop sign or the one way. This colour raises blood pressure, increases respiration rate, and also the human metabolism.

No Entry (One Way) Sign

YELLOW: This colour is associated with intellect, happiness, energy, joy, food, cowardice, children, and leisure. It is an attention getter and it is mostly used in warning signs (with a combination of black) and also for taxi cars. This colour is very cheerful, it generates muscle energy and it also stimulates mental activity.

Taxi Cab

BLUE: This colour is associated with males, depth, stability, faith, intelligence, heaven, confidence, truth, loyalty, trust and wisdom. Because it’s the colour of the sky and sea, it is mostly used to promote things/services that has something to do with them, such as mineral water, and airlines. This colour produces a calming effect, and it slows the human metabolism.

Sky and Sea

ORANGE: This colour is associated with happiness, determination, success, creativity, enthusiasm, stimulation, fascination, encouragement, attraction, healthy food, strength and endurance. It is a very hot colour for the eye of human therefore it gives sensation of heat, it stimulates mental activity, produces an invigorating effect and it increases oxygen supply to the brain.

Fire

GREEN: This colour is associated with freshness, nature, harmony, fertility, safety, growth and money. For the human eye this is the most restful colour, and it can also improve vision. It is mostly used to promote green products such as vegetables because of its relation with nature.

Vegetables

PURPLE: This colour is associated with females, royalty, luxury, power, ambition, nobility, wisdom, independence, magic, creativity, mystery and dignity. It is a very rare colour in nature when considering the other colours.

Purple Female Figure

WHITE: This colour is associated with innocence, faith, goodness, light, purity, virginity, and medical staff. It is considered as the colour of perfection and it is usually used to promote medical products. It is also seen as positive.

Medical Staff

BLACK: This colour is associated with elegance, death, mystery, power, evil, formality, and fear. It is mostly used as a background for the other colours, especially for the bright colours, as these will make a good contrast. When you wear a black dress or suit it is very likely to look thinner. It is mostly used when someone pass away because of its association with death.

The Death

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