The This and That of Colours

  We are surrounded by color—in the beauty of nature, in the ugliness of war, in the clothes we wear, in the décor of our homes, in photograph albums, and just about everywhere. 

We do not live our lives in black and white but in varied colours that life unfolds in. 

Science and psychology both hold the view that colours are an integral part of our lives and influence everything we do or feel.

Colour psychology is the study of how colours affect human behaviour. It’s that burst of orange, splash of blue, stroke of red, and the other colours in the rainbow that add that zest to our lives.

A depressing day may be associated with grey or black; red symbolises your passion and energy, while blue creates an aura of calm and tranquillity, not forgetting that blue is also associated with sadness and a style of music called “the blues.”

 

Can you communicate with colors?

Colours silently communicate moods and emotions and are a reflection of your temperament. Be it our clothes, art, home decor or digital spaces, the colours we use are reflections of what we like, dislike,  and our temperaments

As a child, I veered towards muted shades. I hated bright tones. Gradually, I was drawn to bolder hues, and my current favourite is a vibrant green. My son went through a phase when he loved only one colour: purple. Mom hated pink and swore by blue. Dad was a ‘Khaki’ man.

I have a colour fetish. I remember asking my husband what colour of car he planned to buy before asking him any more important questions about the purchase. The same goes for the rotary phone. The colour was my priority. To my delight, my husband has recently bought himself a red keyboard.

 

American businessman Allen Klein once said:

“Your attitude is like a box of crayons that colour your world. Constantly colour your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colours to the picture by including humour, and your picture lightens up.’’

 

Life continues to add colour to our palettes, some bright and cheery, others dark or muted, but every colour goes into the creation of our messy, imperfect, but beautiful journey of life. 

What was your favourite colour

as a child? Has it changed? 

This post is my entry to the weekly BlogchatterBloghop challenge. 

Image credit: my personal picture (Chiuli glass museum , Seattle)