Colour Meanings
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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RED
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The colour Red is mostly related to negative connotations (e.g. anger, guilt and sin) The main reason may be the correlation with blood.
It is one of the top two favorite colours of all people. Red is the most popular colour used on flags in the world. Approximately 77% of all flags include red.
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The special meaning of the colour red is that it is the international colour for stop.
There are many shades of red, e.g. pink, hot pink, dark red, light red and blood orange.
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Chinese people used to think they were descendants of the Sun God and red is the color of the Sun God, so the original worship endows festival meanings of red in Chinese culture.
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ORANGE
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Orange conjures up feeling of autumn, the harvest, and in America specifically, it represents Halloween. In the Netherlands orange is the national color, and symbolises royalty.
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Orange evokes the taste of healthy fruits, bursting with juice. It is associated with vitamin C and good health. Children all over the world are drawn to orange.
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Orange is both the name and emblematic color of the royal family.
Orange (saffron) is a sacred and auspicious color in Hinduism. The middle traffic light is orange in France.
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Some shades of orange are: Terracotta, Persimmon, Pumpkin, Mango, Salmon and Melon.
In Eastern Asia, orange is considered to be a sacred color. In Japan and China people associate orange with courage, happiness and love. In countries like Egypt, orange is the color of mourning.
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YELLOW
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In almost every culture yellow represents sunshine, happiness, and warmth. It is the colour most often associated with the deity in many religions. It is the colour of traffic lights and signs indicating caution all over the world.
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Yellow is the most visible color of the spectrum. The human eye processes yellow first. (This explains why it is used for cautionary signs and emergency rescue vehicles.) Peripheral vision is 2.5 times higher for yellow than for red.
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Green is a lucky culture in most Western cultures. A green shamrock symbolises this.
Green is universally associated with nature. It symbolises ecology and the environment. Traffic lights are green all over the world.
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Yellow is the most luminous of all the colors of the spectrum. It’s the color that captures our attention more than any other color.
Some of the shades of yellow are, strong mustard yellows and deep yellow ochers.
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Greens range from yellow-greens, such as lime and avocado greens, to those with a blue tinge (e.g. emerald). Aqua or turquoise are colours that are typically half green-blue
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In China, Green may symbolize infidelity. A green hat symbolizes that a man's wife is cheating on him.
In Israel, green may symbolize bad news.
In Spain, racy jokes are "green."
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BLUE
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Most blues convey a sense of trust, loyalty, cleanliness, and understanding. On the other hand, blue evolved as symbol of depression in American culture.
Blue is the #1 favorite colour of all people. 53% of the flags in the world contain blue. Blue is the most commonly used color in corporate identity.
A dark blue suit is professional business attire. Blue jeans are worn all over the world.
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BLUE
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Greeks believe that blue wards off "the evil eye". Dark blue is the color of mourning in Korea.
The god Krishna has blue skin.
Shades of Blue- Dark blue: trust, dignity, intelligence, authority
Bright blue: cleanliness, strength, dependability, coolness
Light (sky) blue: peace, serenity, ethereal, spiritual, infinity.
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Shades of blue are described as shallow or deep instead of light or dark in China. Blue is for a baby girl; pink for a baby boy in Belgium.
“Prince Charming” is called “The Blue Prince” in Italy and Spain.
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Green is no longer just a color. It's now the symbol of ecology and a verb.
Since the beginning of time, green has signified growth, rebirth, and fertility. It was the color of the heavens in the Ming Dynasty.
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PURPLE
Most young people view purple as a happy colour. No baggage. Older adults view the colour through a broader perspective. Purple takes on new meanings in many cultures. Purple is a symbolic colour for the gay community in many Western cultures.
Purple tends to be a color that people either love or hate.
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Among Mediterranean people, purple was reserved for emperors and popes. It is the colour of mourning or death in many cultures.
Purple is not a common flag colour. Only two flags contain purple.
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Shades of purple- There are three distinct purples: Red-Purple, Purple, and Blue-Purple. Red-purples are warm, blue-purples are cool, and pure purple is neutral.
Science has revealed much more about purple than our ancestors ever realized: Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength of electromagnetic energy.
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