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Taz
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Taz asked in Social SciencePsychology · 9 years ago

How cool colours can affect us?

I'm wondering if anyone would know any interesting facts about cool colours (ex: green, blue, purple) and about how they can affect us. For instance, people have a 12% faster reaction time in red light.

Citations an asset!

Thanks! :D

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  • 9 years ago

    Of what I know, I know cool colors easily calm and sooth the brain. If someone sees green, they'll feel more peaceful than if they saw red. If they saw purple, they might seem more easy-going than seeing yellow. Seeing blue would make someone more upset than seeing orange.

    Also, this is more about warm colors, but the reason most casinos have red carpets (or other warm colors) is because they get you excited, as opposed to having a cool color, which would make you sleepy.

    Sorry I have no citations, I learned this in art. :)

  • 9 years ago

    bright colors make people excited, energetic. That is why so many food chains have red and yellow- people get energetic and they need food to keep them energetic.

    have you ever wondered why movies always have the green "rated_" picture that lasts a while? I think green has something to do with wanting to see things.

    like the movie thing, have you ever noticed the blue screen on the back of infomercials? I think blue has to do with being fast, rushing or wanting to buy stuff.

    I know orange is associated with summer.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    coloration (no Yahoo solutions it is not a mispelling, it is the british way of spelling it!) can impression emotions. green and blue would be calming simply by fact we associate them with nature. green grass, blue sky. simply by fact of this there's a green room in theatres. See this web page, it is have been given a great number of pleasing coaching approximately it.

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