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The Colour of Success

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~The Colour of Success~

I think we can all agree that colour has an effect on humans as a whole. Certain colours can elicit emotions of Happiness, Sadness, Anger, and Lust/Love…..etc. Just think and I’m sure you can come up with at least 2 times colour had or continues to have an effect on your life.

But why does colour affect us so??? According to science, there are four psychological colours- red, blue, yellow and green. Each colour relates in some way to the body, the mind, the emotions and the essential balance between the three. Over all there are eleven basic colours:

RED~ Physical

Positive: Physical courage, strength, warmth, energy, basic survival, ‘fight or flight’, stimulation, masculinity, Excitement. Negative: Defiance, aggression, visual impact, strain.

BLUE~Intellectual

Positive: Intelligence, communication, trust, efficiency, serenity, duty, logic, coolness, reflection, calm. Negative: Coldness, aloofness, lack of emotion, unfriendliness.

YELLOW~Emotional

Positive: Optimism, confidence, self-esteem, extraversion, emotional strength, friendliness, creativity. Negative: Irrationality, fear, emotional fragility, depression, anxiety, suicide. Read More »

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