What’s your favorite color? Do you have one?
While there is somewhat of a debate regarding what a ‘favorite color’ is and what that entails, I personally define a ‘favorite color’ to be the color that you feel attracted to and makes you feel positive emotions. It does not have the be the color that the majority of your clothes are or the color that most of your belongings lean towards. It doesn’t have to be the color of your bedroom wall or phone case either. It simply has to be a color that you see and you think ‘wow, that’s nice.’
Now that we have established what a ‘favorite color’ is, let’s discuss what someone’s favorite color (supposedly) says about them. Since there are a lot of different shades, tones, and mixtures of color, I will narrow my focus to the primary R O Y G B I V colors in addition to black and white (which I consider to be colors as well).
Now, let’s begin!
Red
You are: energetic, outgoing, bold, love adventure, and not afraid to take risks!
Red is typically associated with: passion, strength, and assertiveness
Orange
You are: creative, free, full of ideas, fun, playful, friendly, energetic and you let your interests guide you!
Orange is typically associated with: excitement, energy, and friendliness
Yellow
You are: positivity, amiable, cheerful, optimistic, imaginative, creative and you always look for the bright side of things!
Yellow is typically associated with: sunshine, warmth, peace, and positivity
Green
You are: practical, calming, down-to-earth, peaceful, selfless and you are generally very in tune with yourself
Green is typically associated with: soothingness, moral, reputable, and loyalty
Blue
You are: peaceful, reliable, stable, harmonious, compassionate, gentle, trustworthy you are also quite introspective
Blue is typically associated with: empathy, loyalty, deliberateness, and loyalty
Violet
You are: powerful, committed, quick-witted, clever, creative and you are a natural leader and can take
Violet is typically associated with: royalty and position of power, wealth, mystery, and wisdom
Black
You are: serious, strong, mysterious, bold, unique, a risk-taker and capable of commanding respect
Black is typically associated with: power and control, conventional, proper, polite and worldly
White
You are: calm, peaceful, well-organized, a team player, independent, pure, clean and you have a good sense of control
White is typically associated with: independence, logic, wisdom, calmness, and elegance
Additional Resources:
One quick summary of this entire post is found belief in a lovely infographic sourced from https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/color-personality-psychology/.
4 Comments
Dean Lambert · March 23, 2022 at 12:52 am
Hella fun, and I’d never considered my favorite color as the one I feel the most positive emotions towards. That’s a neat perspective
Rain Yan · March 24, 2022 at 12:06 am
This is pretty interesting. Personally, I never quite really had a consistent favorite color. Instead, depending on the mood I will feel I like a particular color better. For example, when I am feeling a bit pumped up, the color red appeals to me more than others, whereas when I am feeling peaceful, blue and green stand out to me. Of course, black and white can never go wrong either.
Cheav Phat · March 31, 2022 at 6:47 pm
This is an interesting way to connect color with personality. but it makes sense. I think as a society, we often associate red with boldness, yellow with happiness, and blue with calm/peace, etc. I wonder if this association changes with cultural differences. I personally have never particularly been attracted to any one color, but since people often always ask others what their favorite color is, I often default to yellow. For the sake of simplicity, I understand why you limited the scope, but I wonder how the shade of the color can change its meaning. Red is typically associated with boldness, passion, and strength, mainly because of it’s bright appearance; however, I wonder how its meaning would change if it’s changed to a darker red like burgundy or maroon or to a lighter red like coral.
Shu Lin · March 31, 2022 at 11:02 pm
My favorite color is blue and reading this blog post, it is quite interesting to imagine myself as described “peaceful, reliable, stable, harmonious, compassionate, gentle, trustworthy you are also quite introspective”. But I have to say, I think of myself as completely different than some of the words used to describe me through a color here. I wonder what is the reason or is it simply that it is the fact I find blue my favorite because it is the opposite to my own personality.
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