Basic Color Theory of different cultures Color Meaning Basic Color Theory of different cultures
COLOR MEANING Do different colors affect your mood?
Black China: Color for young boys Western: Funerals, death, Halloween (with orange), bad guys, rebellion
White Japan: White carnation symbolizes death Eastern: Funerals Western: Brides, angels, good guys, hospitals, doctors, peace (white dove)
Red China: Good luck, celebration, summoning Cherokees: Success, triumph India: Purity South Africa: Color of mourning Russia: Bolsheviks and Communism Eastern: Worn by brides Western: Excitement, danger, love, passion, stop, Christmas (with green)
Blue Cherokees: Defeat, trouble Iran: Color of heaven and spirituality Western: Depression, sadness, conservative, corporate, "something blue" bridal tradition
Green China: Green hats indicate a man's wife is cheating on him, exorcism India: Islam Ireland: Symbol of the entire country Western: Spring, new birth, go, Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas (with red)
Yellow China: Nourishing Egypt: Color of mourning Japan: Courage India: Merchants Western: Hope, hazards, coward
Purple Thailand: Color of mourning (widows) Western: Royalty
Food for thought While blue is one of the most popular colors it is one of the least appetizing. Blue food is rare in nature. Food researchers say that when humans search for food, they learned to avoid toxic or spoiled objects, which were often blue, black, or purple. When food dyed blue is served to study subjects, they lose appetite. Green, brown, and red are the most popular food colors. Red is often used in restaurant decorating schemes because it is an appetite stimulant.
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