The color chosen for a room sets the mood. Color is a form of nonverbal communication that subtly affects peoples’ emotions and behavior. Color affects blood pressure and metabolism. Both hold a great deal of power when it comes to creating moods and influencing emotions. Although experiences create certain preferences to specific colors, subconsciously colors change the way a person feels.
First, let’s establish how to classify colors. There are two main groups that colors can be broken into, either warm or cool. The warm group contains the colors at the red end of the color spectrum containing red, orange, and yellow. These colors often correspond with very passionate feelings that range from love and comfort to rage and enmity. Cool colors are on the exact opposite side of the color spectrum. Its colors include blue, green, and purple, which usually correspond with, relaxed feelings but at the same time associate with sorrow. The hue of colors also affects the emotional strength. Dark hues of any color give off deeper and stronger emotions while light misty hues lend a more soothing feel ("Can Color Really Change How You Feel and Act?").
A few colors do not fall under the basic categories of the warm cool color spectrum such as white, brown, gray, and black. Each of these colors holds their own affect each one with some good and bad. With these colors, take extra caution for they each hold their own beauty but the key to this beauty is in moderation. The way people view white is usually based off its proportion. With the right amount, white can make a room seem more spacious and give off a feeling of pureness; however, if it is over used it quickly transcends into a cold icy feeling. If used in moderation, brown is a powerful earthy color that carries the feeling of warmth in its many different shades. Grey is a very practical color that often makes a good counterpart to other colors. Do make sure to avoid overusing it because the room will then appear dull and depressing. Black is one of the trickiest colors when it comes to painting due to its bold appearance. When using black, there is a fine line between looking sleekly sophisticated and looking spookily evil. Typically, these colors not found on the color spectrum make a great accent to the other warm and cool colors ("The Psychology of Color - How Color Affects Human Behavior").
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