Colors Vs Human Emotions

Colors will affect our mood in different ways and most of the time we didn't realized that is influencing our moods.

The color we prefer is depends up on the ambient temperature. People who are cold will prefer warm colors like red and yellow, and people who are hot will prefer cool colors like blue and green.


Over two centuries, research is carried out which color determines which mood. But there is not consistency which color will express which mood. This will vary from country to country and climatic conditions are also affect it.

The literature research is based on certain domains, first a part from history with Goethe and his color theory, then a more global overview of color-meaning from Claudia Cortes. The following are the few literature references about color theory.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Color	Positive trait	Negative trait	Emotion
Yellow	Purity, Pleasant	unpleasant	Joy
Yellow-Red	Energetic	Irritating	Powerful
Red-Yellow	Energetic, Warmth, Passive		Happiness
Blue	Comfort	void, cold	Sadness
Red-Blue	Active	Restless	Discomfort
Blue-Red	More Active	More restless	Discomfort
Red	Seriousness, Dignity, Grace		Faith
Green	Calm, Neutral		Calm

Claudia Cortes

Color	Positive trait	Negative trait	Emotion
Red	Active, Emotional	Offensive, Embarrassed	Anger, Love
Orange	Ambition	Tiring	Joy, Determination
Yellow	Lively, Energetic	Cautious	Fear, Happiness
Green	Calm, Neutral	Greedy, Sick	Faith, Greed
Blue	Faithful, Traditional	Depressed	Confident, Sadness
Purple	Leadership, Passive	Arrogant, Sorrow	Introspective, Melancholic

But there is no evidence for determination of specific moods for specific color. It will differ from person to person and their Geo-graphic limit also determines that.