always_learning Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Color can bring about certain emotions and feelings. They do this by reminding you of other instances (not the instance its self, but rather your feelings toward it) in your life when you felt a particular way and that color was some how involved, at least enough to make of think of it at a later date. Events in your life can persuade your opinions of a color, movies you’ve seen, paintings you’ve looked at, natural events (fire, snow), etc., you get the idea. The relationship of colors and their meanings varies slightly between cultures and individuals but for the most part the tend to remain the same. So being that most of us are stated objectivists, I was wondering what everyone’s favorite color was. Here is where you can find the meanings behind most colors. ColorWheelPro (this company is located in Canada, just to give you an idea of the culture around them) My favorite color is Dark Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concerto of Atlantis Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I don't have a favourite colour, but I really like the combination of Black and Silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always_learning Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Wow, forty views and one response. I thought more people would have a favorite color, or in Concerto of Atlantis's case, color scheme. Maybe it’s because I look a color so closely that I become partial to particular ones. (I am a student of graphic design) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zirjin Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 My favourite colour is light blue. It reminds me of the sky, and each time I look up at the sky, I think to myself "Not even the skies the limit to what we can achieve. We can fly planes, and even goto the moon." As such, it is a colour that I associate with achievement of new and incredible things. It is also a colour I associate with curiousity & exploring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apprentice Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I like black, personally--a flat black color, not a shiny one. It's slimming, calming, and goes with most things. I have flat black dishes that are rather austere and food looks fabulous on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags. Blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness. In heraldry, blue is used to symbolize piety and sincerity. I added the underlines. If these two analysis of the effects of color are true, what happens when you are in natural light where both frequencies are present? I do not believe that color produces such effects unless they can give you an equation that proves the resultant effect where both colors are present. Green as in eyes is my favorite color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thjatsi Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Gray, the perfect mixture of black and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concerto of Atlantis Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 You NEVER want to mix black and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apprentice Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 You NEVER want to mix black and white. Drat--you beat me to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Halley Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 If these two analysis of the effects of color are true, what happens when you are in natural light where both frequencies are present? I don't think that the presence of the colors is significant. It is the consideration/value judgment of the color (subconsciously or otherwise). Tell me if I am wrong Joe, but the judgment one makes of two or more differnent colors at once is probably more heavily weighted on their contrast than their standalone properties. So the judgment of red and blue, next to each other, might have nothing to do with the judgment of either red or blue by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always_learning Posted March 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 That’s correct Richard Halley, when one perceives more than one color and those colors contain opposite properties, as perceived by a particular individual, it only makes sense that the person would be drawn to that obvious contrast, consciously or subconsciously. However, note that colors that are perceived to be similar in characteristics tend to viewed as supporting each other, often individually, it is really all up to the individual and their judgment as you put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 My favourite colour has always been red. However as soon as I found out its significance I added white and blue to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always_learning Posted March 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Invictus, You don't have to like every aspect of the color in order for it to be your favorite, maybe you find that, strength, energy, and determination stand out more in red to you than some others may see it. Remember its all up to you, your expirences and you judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 It seems that you hold a lot more significance to colours than I. Red was my initial choice because it was the colour of my favourite football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always_learning Posted March 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 I don’t hold any strong importance to color itself within my everyday life. I examine them very closely because I am a graphic design student and it is important that I understand them in order to get the best result out of my designs, but in my everyday life I do not place a strong significance upon them alone. So in other words the only importance I put on colors is the value that I can extract from them by way of my knowledge about them, and then how I can put that color to use in order to benefit my life (i.e. the importance of my mind at work). If the color of you favorite football team was red then that makes a lot of sense that you would be partial toward that color. In the past you have always thought of positive things when you saw that color, most likely because of that football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prae Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 my favorite color is light gray. no idea why, it just seems to go with everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaSheezy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 my favorite color is sky blue, and i was just thinking how my prom dress was a perfect sleek red and black. a red underslip with a sheer black thing over it with a few sequins. it was exactly what i was looking for, just a little too long. still bought it tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I like color combinations: Red, white, and blue White, gray, and sky blue or turquoise Tan and yellow Black and white Sky blue and yellow Orange, brown, and yellow White and blue Gold and black Silver and black AND I DON'T LIKE Anything with pink Anything with purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
source Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I like a certain shade of blue I used to design my father's company's web page. It's darker than shades on this forum and there's some red and green involved too. I also like combinations of blue and silver, blue and white. And I like green, but not too bright or too dark. I used to use this shade of green in combination with blue for web design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreathofLife Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I love a brilliant orange color. I saw it again tonight when I was driving home on the freeway at the perfect time. The sun was about to set behind the mountains but right before it does it just shines into every little corner and bathes everything in this gloriously warm orange color and lights up the lines of the mountains. I don't associate that color with the things mentioned on that color wheel site though. To me, that color is warmth and beauty. It's just extacy every time I see it, it's like a glorification of everything I am every time I stand in it. One of the things that never fails to make me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I like the shade of blue that is the default color of the Windows 2000 desktop. Sometimes when I'm admiring it I wonder if there were focus groups to discuss different shades of blue for the default background before they settled on that particular one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetrisGod Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I am quite fond of dark blue; especially on a car. However, since I stare at a computer most of the day I like the color scheme of black and green because it reminds me of those old-school computers...mmm....nerdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnargtharst Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 My favorite color combo is green and purple. Not just any green and purple, though, but a rich, dark (but not muddy) combination. (Although a very light patel version of these can also be nice). My favorite single color is aqua -- and no, not because that was Ayn Rand's favorite color. I associate aqua with the color of early 80's Yamaha synthesizers' trim. It's such a clean, crisp color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagny Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 i've never had a permanent favorite color. for about 7 years i loved blue...all shades of it. then last year i was into scarlet red...and now this year i'm into both gray and pink. i love gray/silver! i keep looking at cars that color. I like a touch of pink here and there...it just reminds me of delicate roses. I've never really liked purple or brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 I've always loved blue, mostly light and medium shades with dark contrasts. I'm only refering to "pure" shades of blue not those mixed with other elementary colors (With violet or green for example, but in some circumstances they can assist in supplying balance, context depending). Such a crisp clean color blue is. As a highlight to all that blue I prefer silver or white, again depending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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