subject: Impacts Of Colour On Our Mood [print this page] Human psychology is an amazing thingHuman psychology is an amazing thing. It is affected by such intangible things like colours and aromas. Each colour has a unique effect on the moods of people. Colours are differentiated by their wavelengths and frequency. Based upon this, they are rated as strong or intense colours; medium colours; and light or soft colours.
It is often observed that colours bring out several reactions from us. This is how they have a certain impact on our moods. Attributes such as freshness, and pureness plays a vital role, and personal associations can also play a certain role. Different reactions and moods can emerge such as one can feel tranquil, contented, miserable, angry, or even moved.
It is a common fact that colours stimulates and releases certain hormones in our body, which are responsible for different emotions, and desires. Therefore, colours are highly associated with the mood, and the way they affect them. Colours are responsible for affecting our pituitary glands, which releases different hormones in our body; therefore, we can use different colours even to regulate our mood. Colours have been used throughout the history for the medicinal and healing purposes.
Red colour affects our happiness, and gives a stronger expression. Blue colour gives satisfaction and decreases our anger, pain, and appetite, and relaxes our nerves. Whereas orange colour tends to increases our appetite, and desire to eat. Red, orange, and yellow colours are used in advertising, and for decoration purposes in order to bring enthusiasm in our lives.
Blue, violet, and green colour gives harmony, tranquil, and liberated feeling. An orange candle helps in solving the communication problems related to business. It also helps in negotiation. Blue is the colour of sea, and sky. Both these colours give calm and relaxed feeling. People tend to be less anxious in environment that has blue colour. Shades of green also give a happy feeling.
Red colour can increase pulse rate, while blue colour can slower the pulse rate. Red colour lifts up the mood and spirit instantly; while the blue colour calms down the nerves. People who are in depressive moods often try to cheer themselves up by wearing a red dress or red lip colour, because it reflects an upbeat mood. Red is a favourite colour for designers because it makes the perfect formal and evening wear. Red roses or even a red coloured wall can alter the look of a room in a house tremendously.
Blue is a cool colour, and this colour is mostly used in offices. Blue stands for cool and calm mindedness. It also gives a feeling of expanse and vastness. The green colour has similar effects on the mood, and it brings one closer to nature. Green is the colour of youth, and it influences the mood of people in a healthy way.
Purple is a depiction of royalty, ceremony, and even transformation. It is known to be very calming at times. White is a symbol of purity and is used for the cleansing of the soul of the person. The most liked colour is black, which contains different meanings. It is associated with mystery as well as sophistication, and elegance.
