What Your Favorite Color May Be Saying About You

 When asked about your favorite color, most likely you know the answer right away. You have probably loved the color since you were young and you’re not really sure why. This color may have differentiated your items from those of your siblings. Your toothbrush, winter coat, and favorite cup, may all have been your color making these items unique to you. So now, you wonder, what does my favorite color say about me?

 If you are a person that loves red, you may be a person of high emotions. Red is the color most associated with emotional intensity. Red symbolizes love and hate. Cupid and the devil are both depicted in red. To "paint the town red" means to go out and celebrate. To "see red" is to be very angry.

 Physically, red can be known to stimulate the appetite, elevate blood pressure and increase respiration. Becoming "red in the face" can signify an elevated blood pressure, anger, or even a hot flash.

 Red is found in the environment in a blazing fire, blood, and roses. Cupid, red hearts and roses all signify love. The devil is not only symbolized by red, but by blazing fire.

 People who love orange tend to be less extreme in their emotions than those that choose red. Orange is the color most associated with warmth. Orange lovers tend to be cheerful, warm and loving. As orange is the combination of red and yellow, people who favor orange can have qualities of either color.

Orange, like red, is also known to stimulate the appetite. Orange is associated with natural leaves in the fall, the setting sun and citrus fruit.

 Yellow, another warm color, is associated with hope and happiness. Yellow too has conflicting connotations. On one side, yellow is happy and full of hope. On the flip side, yellow can mean cowardly.

 Yellow is known to increase energy and elevate moods. Think of the ever popular smiley face. It’s yellow. Ribbons that show support to our troops are also yellow.

 Green is the color of life and renewal. People who love green deal with change easily. They are generally well balanced and hard working. Green can imply wealth. Green is the color most abundant in nature and is therefore most associated with the earth. Green is also associated with going forward. Green lights mean to go.

 Green is also used to describe jealousy or inexperience. A person can be green with envy. A green worker is new and does not know what they are doing. Going green means to become more environmentally conscious.

 As you go along the spectrum of colors, Blue is the next color in line. Although green is the first "cool" color, it still contains the hot red. Blue is the first color considered completely "cool". Blue is associated with the sky and ocean. It is known to cause serenity. A bedroom painted in blue will aid sleep.

 A person who loves blue may be seen as loyal and calm. True blue describes a person that is dedicated. As with other colors, blue has an opposite meaning as well. Too much blue can dampen the spirits. "Having the blues" means feeling sad or depressed.

 Blue is not an appetite stimulant. In fact, foods that are blue are found to be the least appetizing. This may stem from the fact that blue is a color rarely found in natural foods except when the food is spoiled.

 Purple is the most mysterious of all colors as it is the combination of the hot red and the cool blue. People that love purple tend to be creative or brave. Soldiers that have been wounded in battle are given a Purple Heart medal for bravery.

 Like blue, too much purple can dampen a mood. A purple room can boost creative ability. People who love purple are complex, creative, and can hold their own in many situations.

 Black is seen as the complete negation of color. Black can symbolize both power and submission. If you are "in the black" you are making a profit. If you are a "black sheep" you are the odd one out. Priests are clothed in black as a symbol of submission to God. Villains too tend to wear black, giving them an aura of power.

 White is the purest color of all, and in fact it is no color at all. White can symbolize purity and defeat. A white flag is waved when surrendering. Angels are always depicted wearing white. Brides wear white as a symbol of purity.

 Now that you know some of the basic emotions and meanings associated with different colors, try to see if you can use color to lighten your mood, give you confidence, or enhance your creativity. It can’t hurt, and it may just be the boost you need in order to accomplish your goals.