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How To Pick The Right Color For Your Mood

Last year my little guy asked me to paint his room orange, and I was like “no way”.  I think orange is such an obnoxious main color, but I don’t mind it as an accent color.  So, I went ahead and painted his walls a gorgeous navy blue, and did his dresser in orange.  It looks fab, in fact it’s one of my favorite rooms in the house.

But just yesterday, he was still bugging me to paint his walls orange!! What is his obsession with orange?!??! I feel like orange is an angry color… but that’s just me.  My little guys says it makes him cheerful and happy!  Who am I to judge!  But he’s still not getting orange walls.

This led me to do some research on the emotional and psychological connection to color.  Certain colors really do make me feel happy or sad.  My bedroom is a beautiful soft blue.  I thought it would be a calming, relaxing color for a master bedroom, but it literally makes me angry!! I hate the color, and would much rather be in a room in dark masculine tones.

Color really can effect us emotionally.  Is it just personal taste, or is there a true psychological connection?  I found this amazing explanation here and decided to share!

RED. Physical.
Negative: Defiance, aggression, visual impact, strain.


BLUE. Intellectual.
Negative: Coldness, aloofness, lack of emotion, unfriendliness.


YELLOW. Emotional.



GREEN. Balance.
Negative: Boredom, stagnation, blandness, enervation.



ORANGE. Comfort.
Negative: Deprivation, frustration, frivolity, immaturity.



VIOLET. Spiritual.
Negative: Introversion, decadence, suppression, inferiority.
