The Meanings Of Colours

Colours can tell stories and have symbolic meanings, each come together to provide a lens into a person’s personal struggles and concerns. They can also show a person’s feelings or emotions in a way that written or spoken words can’t.


Red

Symbolizes: energy, love, power, strength, aggression, danger, blood, war, violence, heat, warmth, passion and desire.

Pink

Symbolizes: love, romance, affection, acceptance, and caring.

Beige & Ivory

Symbolizes: calmness, simplicity, quietness, and silence.

Yellow

Symbolizes: joy, happiness, friendship, optimism, idealism, imagination, sunshine, hope, gold, dishonesty, betrayal, cowardice, philosophy, jealousy, deceit, hazard and illness.

Dark Blue

Symbolizes: integrity, knowledge, power, and seriousness.

Blue

Symbolizes: peace, tranquility, coldness, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, depression, and appetite suppression.

Turquoise, Teal & Aquamarine

Symbolizes: calmness, sophistication, water, and femininity.

Purple

Symbolizes: royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mystery, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, and temperance.

Lavender

Symbolizes: femininity, grace and elegance.

Orange

Symbolizes: balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demands attention and energy.

Green

Symbolizes: nature, environment, health, good fortune, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune, and vigor.

Brown

Symbolizes: earth, stability, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.

Grey & Silver

Symbolizes: security, calmness, reliability, intelligence, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, aged, sadness, and boring.

White

Symbolizes: reverence, purity, marriage, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, cold, death, and clinical.

Black

Symbolizes: power, death, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, austerity, and detachment.

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