SHADES AND TINTS: COLOUR YOU

COLOUR YOU

Art is like colour; it brightens up our lives. It adds beauty and spice to life. But if art were colours what would they be? What would be the colour of music or poetry or dance? Different shades and a blend of what? Do you know, though, that as much as colours have aesthetic values they also affect our mood? Believe it or not, it does. Research has proven that. But then there a tons of colours and even more tons and tons of shades of these colours and I can’t exhaust them all.

According to psychology, colours behave in two main ways; active and passive. Active colours, aka brighter colours, tend to excite both the mind and body and can be sources of energy and creativity. Passive colours, the cool, more neutral and muted colours, tend to increase mental focus and have a calming effect.

How about I share with you how the most popular colours affect us and our mood. Well, most popular according to me.

White: white is a colour that symbolises purity and innocence and goodness. It has the tendency to make people feel clean and fresh. White is a neutral colour that is popular because it is light and goes with everything.

Black: black is powerful and formal. Although associated with death, it is classy, stylish and timeless. It is the most likely colour to bring out the aggressiveness in people. Women like black because it makes them mysterious. Men wear black to denote authority. This is a colour that is also used to represent evil.

Red: red is passion. It is the most emotionally intense of all colours. It is a colour that boosts energy and strength as well as one’s spontaneity. It’s also perfect for a woman if you are going on a date; red is a colour that definitely sets hearts racing. Definitely an active colour.

Yellow: yellow is optimistic and positive. If you need a dose of that in your life right now, make sure to wear your yellow. It is a happy colour and enhances concentration. Which is why it’s used for legal pads. But yellow is also the most difficult for the eyes to absorb and can be overpowering. Tempers also fly more and babies cry more in yellow rooms.

Orange: a nice mix or red’s passion and yellow’s happiness, orange is stimulating and breeds enthusiasm, warmth and friendliness and confidence.

Blue: a passive colour, blue represents stability, something women like to see in men; a good choice for a romantic date. It has a calming and relaxing effect especially on our heart rate. Albeit a bit cold and depressing sometimes, research has shown that people are more productive in blue rooms.

Green: another passive colour, green is the easiest on the eyes and strains the eyes least. It symbolises nature and fertility and also has a relaxing effect. It was believed to be a sign of bad omen and can draw jealousy or envy. Overall, though, green is balance.

Purple: purple is for royalty, nobility. It connotes luxury and wealth. It is a feminine and romantic colour. Good for a subtle show of emotions. Purple draws out our creative (originality) ability, but it can also turn us moody.

Pink: this is a youthful and feminine colour. Assertive and sensitive at the same time, it is a healthy, soft colour that portrays stylishness as well as immaturity. It also represents sexuality.

Brown: colour of the earth, it can make you feel cozy, perhaps even dull. It is usually chosen for its conservativeness. A passive colour, brown allows one blend in rather than stand out.

The bottom line is like humans, no colour is totally evil. Every colour has good and then the bad, so we can’t just dislike certain colours because of what we know about them. Experiment, try out the different shades, blend them, and make the best out of them all. You’ll be beautiful inside out, just like art itself. It isn’t like you can live without them, anyway.

P.S: don’t worry if you see colours in the images that I haven’t talked about. We’ll treat more colours in our next post. Catch you later, lovlies. Meanwhile, have a colour-filled week.

Delilah loves you.