To every colour, a mood

The Colour Pink: Romantic, Playful

It is essentially seen as a feminine shade. Perhaps this comes from the association of little girls’ accessories! However some shades of pink are seen as mature, while some are seen as playful, vivacious or fun. It belongs to the red in the colour family, so this may partly explain its attention-getting quality. But it is seen as calming and its usage has been famously researched in prisons where it was found to calm aggression in inmates.
 

How to use pink in the home: A matching pink two colour combination for bedroom walls  can be used as a highlight unit or to create a cozy corner within a more stable hued room.

The Colour Gold: Richness and Resplendence

Though most people may baulk at the use of gold in home décor, its impact is tremendous. It needs a certain flair and creative talent to play with gold in your spaces. But by projecting style, richness and resplendence it can uplift your mood in subtle ways.
 

How to use gold in the home: It can be subdued through limiting its use in outlines, frames, sparkles in textures, tiles, or as run-offs or undertones to more sober or sterilising hues of white or grey.

Things to Remember While Choosing Colours:

These are broad outlines used by designers, martketeers and advertisers. However there are no hard and fast rules here. Below is why:

• Some of the impact of colours may have a cultural context or trigger. Apparently lemony yellow is liked by Asian communities while westerners like a warmer yellow.

 

• Depending on cultural exposure some cultures (like Islamic people whose dominant motifs all have blue and white geometric shapes in monuments, tiles and carpets) may find blue as a happy colour while other cultures use it to suggest the staid or sturdy (the reason why many banks use it in their branding).

 

• Responses to colour may be age-related. While kindergarteners like yellow, newborns may find it overstimulating and cry more.

 

• Colours change their personality as well, depending on whether they are used exclusively or as complements. Too much of one colour dominating a room can make it boring or overwhelming, while too many combinations can create a sense of chaos and anarchy of stimulations.

 

• Different shades of a colour can also have different impact. For instance, pastel pinks may suggest sophistication, while flamboyant pinks could be felt as immature or too loud.

 

• So, to sum up the most important aspect of colour theory: colours can elevate your mood powerfully. But  a lot of factors go into deciding which colours do that for you personally. Today, creating virtual spaces is easy. So try various options. Consult other members of the family before cosying up to your favourite happy colour.

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