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Psychology of Color - Cultural Color, Part 2

Picture below – Green, the color of growth and nature at its best.

A natural richness of color and a great hue to use as a monochromatic color scheme, as everyday we see numerous shades and tints of green combine in the outdoors with great effect.

The walkers here are enjoying the great outdoors.

In dry barren countries green is a very strong color, probably to do with its connection with growth and living.

Yellow has very religious associations in Thailand and other Buddhist countries, as the Buddhist monks wear yellow. It is associated with chastity, the shunning of vanity and personal possessions and is more highly regarded in Thailand there than anywhere else in the world.

Our overall perception and our responses to color between the cultures are very similar. We tend to have more uniformity than diversity in our color meanings. Grey, yellow and white are regarded as weak colors, blue is a good color and red is potent and active.

Green, the color of growth and nature at its best. A natural richness of color and a great hue to use as a monochromatic color scheme, as everyday we see numerous shades and tints of green combine in the outdoors with great effect. The walkers here are enjoying the great outdoors.

 

Picture Right. The traditional West Christmas – Santa Claus is dressed in his jolly red suit. It contrasts well with the snow of the North Pole, it is a happy color and we associate Christmas with the color red.

Red, Yellow, Green and Blue are regarded as the focal colors of mankind. They are colors that we all first learn to associate with when we are young.

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Psychology of Color - Cultural Color, Part 1

The traditional West Christmas – Santa Claus is dressed in his jolly red suit. It contrasts well with the snow of the North Pole, it is a happy color and we associate Christmas with the color red.

 

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