Do you feel restless or excited in a yellow coloured space? Do you feel relaxed in blue coloured room? Well these are frequently asked questions and the answers to these questions are normally affirmative.

Artists and designers have always used colours, which make your mood lighter and cheerful. Well, have you ever thought why they choose a specific colour? There’s a rationale behind it.



 There are four psychological primary colors – red, blue, yellow and green. They relate in that order to the body, mind, emotions and the essential balance between these three. The psychologies of the eight basic colours are as follows:


Red

Being the best influential colour, it has the quality of appearing to be closer than it is and therefore it grabs our attention. It motivates us and raises the pulse rate, giving the thought that the time is passing more rapidly than it is. Red is strong and is a very basic colour. Pure red is the simplest colour, with no nuance. It is stimulating and lively, very friendly but at the same time, it can be professed as difficult and violent.


Yellow

A stronger colour like yellow expressively would lift our state of mind and our self admiration. It is the colour of poise and hopefulness. Too much of yellow, would lead to a wrong tone in relation to the other tones in a colour scheme and it can give rise to fear and anxiety.


Green

This colour strikes the eyes in such a way as to require no change. Being the centre of the spectrum, green is the colour of stability, a more significant perception than many people realize. When the world about us contain ample of green, this indicates the presence of water, so we are reassured by green, on a primitive level.


Orange

Since it is the mixture of yellow and red, orange is stimulating and reaction to it is a combination of the physical and the emotional. It’s focuses our minds on issues of substantial comfort – food, warmth and shelter. It is the ‘fun’ colour.


Pink

Being a shade of red, pink also affects us physically, but it soothes rather than stimulates. It is a powerful and a strong colour. Psychologically it represents feminine principles and survival of the species. Too much use of pink is actually demanding and can be somewhat emasculating.


Blue

A primary colour like blue affects us emotionally, rather than the physical reaction we have to red. Stronger blues will encourage clear thought, softer blues will serene the mind and support attentiveness. Consequently it is calm and gentle. It is the colour of clear communication. Blue colour doesn’t appear to be nearer as the red colour does. It is found that blue red colour does. It is found that blue is world’s favourite colour. However, it can be perceived as cold, impassive and unsociable.


Black

This creates protective barriers as it absorbs all energy coming towards you, and hides the personality. It is essentially absence of light, since no wavelengths are reflected and it can be therefore be ominous since many people are afraid of dark. Certainly, it communicates absolute clarity. It communicates sophistication and uncompromising excellence. It creates a perception of heaviness and genuineness.


White

Just as black is total absorption, white is total reflection. In effect, it reflects the full force of the assortment into our eyes. It is often a strain to look at. Visually white gives a heightened perception of space.


Brown

A combination of red and yellow with a larger proportion of black, forms colour brown. It has much same seriousness of black but is warmer and shorter. This colour particularly has connection with earth and natural world. It is solid, reliable and most people find it quietly supportive.




 While individual shades do make an impact by themselves, interplay of colours can add to the aesthetic appeal with various permutations and combinations.

  • Paint the entire room in one colour and keep one wall in a totally contrasting colour to make it stand out.
  • Top off a solid colour with a decorative strip like a border along the edge that touches the celling.
  • Design your own wall patterns for a truly unique look that showcases your creativity to the fullest extent.