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Source: Csillámvilág

Now let us look at the main colours and what they can represent.

The meaning of colours may differ between cultures, although some interpretations are shared. Every colour can carry both positive and negative symbolism. Its effect, and the emotions it evokes, also depend on the exact shade and, of course, on our personality and mood.

White
The absence of colour. It can represent light, respect, purity, simplicity, peace, innocence, morality, safety, humility, sterility, uncertainty and renunciation. It can also feel distant. White is associated with cold, winter and neutrality, but also with hope, lightness and marriage.

Black
The darkest colour. In Western culture, it is associated with death and mourning. It can symbolise intellect, while rebellious youth movements and extreme subcultures have also often adopted it. Over time, black has gained strong associations with mystery and spirituality. It can also represent absence, modernity, power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, secrecy, evil, fear, emptiness, darkness, seriousness, tradition, anarchism, unity, sadness and refinement. In fashion, black is often considered a slimming colour.

Grey
Grey stands between white, associated with innocence, and black, associated with evil. It can symbolise elegance, humility, respect, stability, sophistication, wisdom, old age, pessimism, boredom, decline, mortality, dirt, urbanisation, balance, neutrality, mourning, restraint and formality.

Red
Red typically represents love, passion and energy. It is also associated with sexuality, fire, romance, excitement, heat, violence, speed, blood, danger, war and radical rebellion. In political symbolism, it can represent communism, conservatism in the United States and liberalism in Canada. It is also linked to the Holy Spirit. Red is often associated with ambitious, dominant and masculine personalities who seek power. It is one of the colours most frequently used in advertising.

Orange
Orange represents energy, enthusiasm, efficiency and the pursuit of balance. It can also symbolise happiness, cheerfulness, warmth, playfulness and desire. At the same time, it may suggest aggression, violence and danger. It is associated with autumn and with Sagittarius in astrology. Orange is less aggressive than red because the playful quality of yellow softens red’s intensity. It is also an important colour in Buddhism and Hinduism.

Yellow
Yellow typically symbolises sunshine, happiness and optimism. It is also associated with brightness, including intellectual brilliance, idealism, wealth through its connection with gold, the earth, hope, new beginnings, joy and positive relationships. Its negative meanings can include ageing, decline, dishonesty, greed, weakness and excessive desire. Yellow is associated with summer and with the zodiac signs Gemini, Taurus and Leo. Historically, it has also been linked to death in the Middle Ages and to divinity.

Green
Green is commonly associated with intelligence, nature and youth. It can also represent fertility, the environment, wealth, money in the United States, luck, vitality, generosity, jealousy, renewal, prosperity, growth, health, honesty, balance, stability, calmness and creative intelligence. In China, green can be associated with shame. Among the four classical elements, it is linked with earth, while in astrology it is associated with Cancer.

Blue
Blue is commonly associated with water, masculinity, creation, the sky, peace, harmony, calmness, coolness, conservatism, confidence, ice, loyalty, idealism, strength, determination, justice, ease and friendliness. It is also strongly associated with our planet, Earth. In astrology, blue is linked with Virgo, especially light blue, and Pisces. In US politics, blue represents liberalism, while in the United Kingdom, Canada and some European countries it can be associated with conservatism.

Indigo
Indigo is strongly associated with spirituality and intuition. In some cultures, it can also symbolise love and wisdom.

Pale violet-indigo
This shade represents magic, the supernatural and a sense of majestic royalty that feels distant, untouchable and worthy of respect.

Purple
Purple symbolises spirituality, nobility, creativity, prosperity, elegance, nostalgia, ceremony, mystery, mourning, sexual uncertainty, pride, repentance and religious devotion. In astrology, it is associated with Scorpio.

Crimson
Crimson symbolises artistic creativity.

Pink
Pink symbolises optimism and romantic love.

Pale pink
Pale pink symbolises spring, as well as childhood, health, femininity, love, romance, pleasure, marriage and innocence.

Brown
Brown can symbolise calmness, depth, naturalness, wealth, stability, tradition and practicality. It can also carry associations with roughness, rudeness, boredom, poverty and dirt. In astrology, brown is associated with Capricorn and Scorpio.