Each color has a different effect on our psyche and body, because each color has a wavelength and energy typical for it, which is transmitted to our bodies. For example, blue light has a cooling and calming effect, while red light has a warming and stimulating effect.
Properties of the most popular colors
More and more popular is the color therapy, in which the positive effect of colors by means of baths, color acupuncture, irradiation, but also irradiated food and drink. But even at home, everyone can create a positive mood by adapting the colors of their clothes, furniture and lighting to the mood. We have summarized for you the properties of the most famous colors – general characteristics, as well as the importance in fashion and for interior decoration:
Red
Is the color of fire, love and passion, but also anger. It attracts attention and represents vitality and energy, love and passion. Red can activate, warm, but also heat. It stimulates circulation, metabolism and the immune system. Red clothing stands for self-confidence, in a red dress you look sexy and immediately stand out. In rooms, red should only be used as an impulse, because too much red makes you restless. Red has an appetizing effect and makes you want to have sex.
Orange
Is the symbolic color for optimism and joie de vivre. Orange is a mood enhancer and stands for open-mindedness, sociability and self-confidence. Equally, however, it can also convey easy-goingness and pushiness. Orange helps with discomfort in the abdomen and lower abdomen and promotes kidney function. Dresses in orange increase the power of attraction. In orange rooms, sociability is encouraged and coziness is exuded. Orange is the ideal color for rooms with little natural light and for kitchens or dining rooms.
Yellow
Is the color of the sun. Yellow represents light, optimism and joy and relieves anxiety and depression. Since yellow colors have a detoxifying effect, they are used for rheumatism, liver disorders and immune system weaknesses. Clear yellow also represents knowledge, reason and logic. Dirty yellows tend to represent negative qualities such as selfishness, avarice and envy. A yellow outfit radiates joie de vivre and self-confidence. Yellow makes small rooms look bigger. Since it promotes concentration and creativity as well as stimulates conversation, yellow is the ideal color for children’s rooms and conference rooms.
Green
Is the color of nature. It calms, harmonizes and represents security and hope. In color therapy, green is used for heart disease. Grief, anger and lovesickness can also be soothed by green hues. However, green can also convey feelings of envy, indifference and fatigue. A person dressed in green appears generous and confidence inspiring. In rooms, green provides calm, security and creativity and is therefore ideal in work spaces – even if it “only” appears in the form of plants.
Cyan/Turquoise
Is a cool, fresh color. Turquoise conveys mental openness and freedom, but can also appear distant. Turquoise is used for infections and allergies of all kinds and protects the immune system. An outfit in turquoise is always something special and looks extravagant. Turquoise rooms look cool, but personal.
Blue
The color of the sky represents tranquility, confidence and longing, but it can also look melancholic or careless. Blue helps with sleep disorders and inflammation. It promotes language skills and clear thinking. People who wear blue know what they want, but often appear undercooled. Small rooms look larger when painted blue. It is popular in rooms used for relaxation, especially bedrooms.
Purple/Violet
Stands for dignity, mysticism and protection. The color of inspiration and art, it is extravagant and has analgesic, cleansing and purifying effects. Purple can appear proud and arrogant, but also supports concentration and self-confidence. Purple clothing has a festive, noble and mysterious effect. In living spaces, purple has a calming effect, but is more suitable for reception rooms. Since it curbs appetite and sexual desire, purple should be used in dining rooms and bedrooms only to a limited extent.
Magenta/pink and pink
Are soft colors that provide joy in nature as flowers. They embody idealism, order and compassion, but also have something of snobbery and dominance. Magenta is a protective color and is used as “first aid” for physical and mental shocks.It gives inner freedom and conveys security. Pink clothes look expressive, while pink ones look innocent. According to experts, pink is the most suitable color for bedrooms, because it soothes and reduces aggression.
White
Is a symbol of purity, clarity and innocence. However, the color of ice and snow is also considered a sign of aloofness. White is a magical color that can be used for any other color, as its light spectrum contains almost all colors. In our cultural circles there is actually no negative attribution to white, but in China white is the color of mourning and death. Dressed entirely in white, one appears elegant, but is also quickly seen as aloof. In rooms, white is the ideal combination color. It neutralizes, brightens and invigorates.
Gray
Is the color of perfect neutrality and restraint. It is inconspicuous and is also associated with boredom, insecurity and fear of life. Gray business suits put individuality on the back burner and look sober. In rooms, gray should be used only as a combination color.
Black
is the color of darkness. It expresses sadness, inscrutability and mystery, but is also an expression of dignity and prestige and can have a particularly solemn character. Black also has a noble and solemn effect in fashion. It conveys seriousness and generates respect. Black walls should be refrained from, as they look gloomy and heavy.
Brown
Is the calm earth color. It conveys a sense of security and material safety. In color therapy, brown is used for balance disorders. Brown is also considered a fashionable business color. Brown rooms have a rustic, calming and balancing effect. Earth tones such as ocher or sienna can be used in almost all rooms.
Gold
Is often associated with the sun and represents power and wealth. Gold gives strength and inspiration. It helps against fear, insecurity and indifference. Gold is the color of great anniversaries (golden wedding). It belongs to the silent virtues, which prove themselves in the duration: Loyalty and friendship, truth and helpfulness.
Silver
Has a purifying and harmonizing effect. It promotes communicative skills but is said to promote talkativeness and untruthfulness in large “quantities”. Silver is a color of politeness and stands, as for prudence, self-reliance, security and punctuality. The shine of silver does not displace, it reflects other colors unadulterated, the silver itself recedes into the background. Silver is a color of the modern, unconventional, original.
