Sense of colour

Sense of colour.

Colours form a big part of people’s lives. Everybody see colours in a different way; everyone likes different colours and everyone has different associations with colours e.g. almost everyone sees different colours in the days of the week which is very interesting.

Colours can have different names as well. How people name them depends on the purpose for which they want to use it, the mood or just the thought they have in their minds. E.g  the “pink” colour we can name as : bubble gum, rose, dream words, flowery dress, Barbie dress, paradise rose etc.

All colours have different meanings. Everyone can associate some colours with different things from their life or different situations and emotions.

Here are some facts about the colours:

 Vivid red- this colour wakes up your libido or makes you more aggressive and inpatient.  Red activates passion as well- in the life and in a movie.  The colour red is very eye-catching. This attribute of the colour activates people’s space sense. Vivid red makes people’s heart beat faster and provokes the irritation. Here is the example of family who were bored by the colour of their yellow walls in the kitchen. They changed it to vivid red and immediately in this family there were arguments every day. Finally they realized with help from other people that they had to go back to the old colour. Fortunately calm came back to this family. (to fiolet ktos umrze, teoria koloru w filmie, Patti Bellantoni tp.2 )

Yellow- - it’s the colour of refutations. It’s the colour of daffodils and hornets. It’s the first spoor or caution. The visual offensive of this colour is the reason to use this in the caution sign. Venomous reptiles and amphibians usually have the colour yellow which gives a warning to people’s minds. In people’s minds it’s like something big which people shouldn’t come closer to.

Yellow is the colour of the sun as well: big life-giving energy.

Yellow if brighter is more elegant. Almost white yellow is the acme of supplication. Pastel yellow means purity.

 (p.42)

Sky blue- this colour is calm. In a blue environment people became limp and introspective. It is the colour of reverie not action. An example of that can be the exploit of the trainer Knute Rockne of the football team “Notre dame”. The theory says that after repainting the changing room, his team won every match. He painted blue walls in the opponents’ changing room which could make this people calm and the changing room of his team was red, which warmed up his team. Sky blue is a colour of malaise.

The expression “ true blue” arises from the observation that blue is the colour of people’s subconsciousness.

Research says that students surrounded by blue and green colours could talked a lot and they lost track of time. In the presence of brighter blue they felt needs of calm and quiet.

 p(85)

Orange-  is a little slightly different colour from the other ones.  While red is saying: “I’m here” yellow is vivid and blue very quiet orange is “nice”. If you don't like orange it doesn't mean you are not a nice person. The colour orange is the most exuberant and the least dramatically colour. this coulot doesn't have much inflence on people's behaviour.  The colour red when it is used in rooms can be associated with a romantic atmosphere. (114)

Green-  it’s a colour of dichotomy. It’s the colour of green vegetables or bad meat. Green from the first days of the planet signalled the food and danger.  In many movies green was used as a poison. When we try to drink a green drink there is  something in this that makes people not  like it.  166

Purple-  this colour is associate with the libidinous. Maybe because this colour is associated with the consumption of grapes. This colour became to the extrasensory, mystical and paranormal world. (200)

On the Internet people can find some really interesting activities which help them check their sense of colour. To this pages belong e.g. :

http://www.voiceofcolor.com/en/colorsensegame/en/game/frame_tarot.asp

Or

http://agylen.com/2007/09/12/test-your-color-sense/

It’s really good way to have some fun and check what’s your colour.

Colours have a very important meaning in people’s lives. Through colour people can explain their feelings and personality. Sometimes it can help with understanding many things.  Even to show love men give red rose for a women.