Color your mood

Colors play such important role in our lives. The wonderful texture of the food makes it look yummier. A black and white movie when re-launched in color print forces people to watch a familiar movie again. On one hand a beautiful girl in a red dress can turn so many heads, on the other, long black locks becomes a center of attraction in a party.

But the importance of color does not end with its ability of increasing our appetite or making someone look more attractive. Its influence extends to a limit where they can influence our mood as well as health.

Green and blue colors sooths people in hot summer days. These colors relax your brain and have cooling effect. It is believed that bed room should not be painted red as it gives you disturbed sleep. On the other hand color studies shows that detail-oriented tasks when done in a room painted red, shows better results. Let us see how different colors can influence us:

1-      White- White is always associated with peace. Mostly this color is found in religious place where the atmosphere by default is peaceful and enlightened. One of the main reasons behind this is that white reflects light which makes the place brighter.

2-      Green- It is a symbol of life and energy. As green color is familiar to us through plants and trees, so our mind experiences similar feeling when we see green color.

3-      Blue- Just like Green, Blue is also a color which sooths us. We associate Blue with sky and water, therefore the effect is also cool, soothing and calm. Blue promotes creativity and also helps in lowering your blood pressure.

4-      Red- Red is color of passion. In many cultures, Red is believed to be the color of God. You would have seen Red color been used mostly by sports teams and sports companies, or by those companies which manufacture energy drinks, speed cars or advertisement firms. This is because Red is associated with energy, enthusiasm, speed, heat, power etc.

5-      Gray- Gray is a gloomy shade and so is used very carefully in painting rooms. It’s a sensitive color which can either depress you even more, or can recharge you with new enthusiasm if used carefully.

6-      Purple- It is a very relaxing color and promotes sleep. Color studies advices patients suffering with insomnia to use purple sheets as it comforts the patient and helps him to find some sleep.

7-      Yellow- This color is associated with sun and fire. Yellow stimulates proper functioning of nervous system, endocrine and liver function.

So do not include just any color randomly in your surroundings. It is important to understand colors because may be your work gets affected just because you have a wrong color in your work area. Or maybe your son feels sleepy in the study room due to the effect of purple curtains.

Colors are vital for our life, so paint your life with wonderful colors and watch their colorful effect.