Color psychology

Color psychology is the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences
perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste of food. Colors can also enhance the
effectiveness of placebos. For example, red or orange pills are generally used as stimulants. Color
can indeed influence a person; however, it is important to remember that these effects differ
between people. Factors such as gender, age, and culture can influence how an individual perceives
color. For instance, heterosexual men tend to report that red outfits enhance female attractiveness,
while heterosexual females deny any outfit color impacting that of men.

Color psychology is also widely used in marketing and branding. Many marketers see color as an
important part of marketing because color can be used to influence consumers' emotions and
perceptions of goods and services. Companies also use color when deciding on brand logos. These
logos seem to attract more customers when the color of the brand logo matches the personality of
the goods or services, such as the color pink being heavily used on Victoria's Secret branding.
Colors are also important for window displays in stores. Research shows that warm colors tended
to attract spontaneous purchasers, despite cooler colors being more favorable.
The "rose of temperaments" (Temperamenten-
Rose) compiled by Goethe and Schiller in
1798/9. The diagram matches twelve colors to
Contents human occupations or their character traits,
grouped in the four temperaments: * choleric
Influence of color on perception (red/orange/yellow): tyrants, heroes,
Placebo effect adventurers * sanguine (yellow/green/cyan)
hedonists, lovers, poets * phlegmatic
Blue public lighting
(cyan/blue/violet): public speakers, historians *
Color preference and associations between color and mood melancholic (violet/magenta/red): philosophers,
Light, color, and surroundings pedants, rulers
General model
Uses in marketing
Brand meaning
Specific color meaning
Combining colors
Color name
Attracting attention
Store and display color
Individual differences
Gender
Age
Culture
Color and sports performance
Color and time perception
See also
References

Influence of color on perception

Perceptions are not obviously related to color, such as the palatability of food, may in fact be partially determined by color. Not only the color of the food itself
but also that of everything in the eater's field of vision can affect this. For example, in food stores, bread is normally sold in packaging decorated or tinted with
golden or brown tones to promote the idea of home baked and oven freshness.[1]

Placebo effect
The color of placebo pills is reported to be a factor in their effectiveness, with "hot-colored" pills working better as stimulants and "cool-colored" pills working
better as depressants. This relationship is believed to be a consequence of the patient's expectations and not a direct effect of the color itself.[2] Consequently,
these effects appear to be culture-dependent.[3]
Blue public lighting
In 2000, Glasgow installed blue street lighting in certain neighborhoods and subsequently reported the anecdotal finding of reduced crime in these areas. This
report was picked up by several news outlets.[4][5] A railroad company in Japan installed blue lighting on its stations in October 2009 in an effort to reduce the
number of suicide attempts,[6] although the effect of this technique has been questioned.[7]

Color preference and associations between color and mood

Color has long been used to create feelings of coziness or spaciousness. However, how people are affected by different color stimuli varies from person to
person.

Blue is the top choice for 35% of Americans, followed by green (16%), purple (10%) and red (9%).[8]

A preference for blue and green may be due to a preference for certain habitats that were beneficial in the ancestral environment as explained in the
evolutionary aesthetics article.[9]

There is evidence that color preference may depend on ambient temperature. People who are cold prefer warm colors like red and yellow while people who are
hot prefer cool colors like blue and green.[10]

Some research has concluded that women and men respectively prefer "warm" and "cool" colors.[10]

A few studies have shown that cultural background has a strong influence on color preference. These studies have shown that people from the same region
regardless of race will have the same color preferences. Also, one region may have different preferences than another region (i.e., a different country or a
different area of the same country), regardless of race.[10]

Children's preferences for colors they find to be pleasant and comforting can be changed and can vary, while adult color preference is usually non-malleable.[10]

Some studies find that color can affect mood. However, these studies do not agree on precisely which moods are brought out by which colors.[10]

A study by psychologist Andrew J. Elliot tested to see if the color of a person's clothing could make them appear more sexually appealing. He found that, to
heterosexual men, women dressed in the color red were significantly more likely to attract romantic attention than women in any other color. The color did not
affect heterosexual women's assessment of other women's attractiveness. Other studies have shown a preference for men dressed in red among heterosexual
women.[11]

Common associations connecting a color to a particular mood may differ cross-culturally. For instance, one study examined color associations and moods using
participants from Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and the United States. The researchers did find some consistencies, including the fact that all nations
associated red and black with anger. However, only Poles associated purple with both anger and jealousy and only Germans associated jealousy with yellow.[12]
These differences highlight how culture influences peoples' perceptions of color and color's relationship to mood.

Despite cross-cultural differences regarding the 'meanings' of different colors, one study revealed that there were cross-cultural similarities regarding which
emotional states people associated with particular colors: for example, the color red was perceived as strong and active.[13]

Light, color, and surroundings

Light and color can influence how people perceive the area around them. Different light sources affect how the colors of walls and other objects are seen.
Specific hues of colors seen under natural sunlight may vary when seen under the light from an incandescent (tungsten) light-bulb: lighter colors may appear to
be more orange or "brownish" and darker colors may appear even darker.[14] Light and the color of an object can affect how one perceives its positioning. If
light or shadow, or the color of the object, masks an object's true contour (outline of a figure) it can appear to be shaped differently from reality.[14] Objects
under a uniform light-source will promote better impression of three-dimensional shape.[14] The color of an object may affect whether or not it seems to be in
motion. In particular, the trajectories of objects under a light source whose intensity varies with space are more difficult to determine than identical objects
under a uniform light source. This could possibly be interpreted as interference between motion and color perception, both of which are more difficult under
variable lighting.[14]

Carl Jung is most prominently associated with the pioneering stages of color psychology. Jung was most interested in colors' properties and meanings, as well
as in art's potential as a tool for psychotherapy. His studies in and writings on color symbolism cover a broad range of topics, from mandalas to the works of
Picasso to the near-universal sovereignty of the color gold, the lattermost of which, according to Charles A. Riley II, "expresses ... the apex of spirituality, and
intuition".[15] In pursuing his studies of color usage and effects across cultures and time periods, as well as in examining his patients' self-created mandalas,
Jung attempted to unlock and develop a language, or code, the ciphers of which would be colors. He looked to alchemy to further his understanding of the
secret language of color, finding the key to his research in alchemical transmutation. His work has historically informed the modern field of color psychology.

General model
The general model of color psychology relies on six basic principles:

1. Color can carry a specific meaning.

2. Color meaning is either based in learned meaning or biologically innate meaning.
3. The perception of a color causes evaluation automatically by the person perceiving.
4. The evaluation process forces color-motivated behavior.
5. Color usually exerts its influence automatically.
6. Color meaning and effect has to do with context as well.[10]

Uses in marketing
Since color is an important factor in the visual appearance of products as well as in brand recognition, color psychology has become important to marketing.
Recent work in marketing has shown that color can be used to communicate brand personality.[16]

Marketers must be aware of the application of color in different media (e.g. print vs. web), as well as the varying meanings and emotions that a particular
audience can assign to color. Even though there are attempts to classify consumer response to different colors, everyone perceives color differently. The
physiological and emotional effect of color in each person is influenced by several factors such as past experiences, culture, religion, natural environment,
gender, race, and nationality. When making color decisions, it is important to determine the target audience in order to convey the right message. Color
decisions can influence both direct messages and secondary brand values and attributes in any communication. Color should be carefully selected to align with
the key message and emotions being conveyed in a piece.[17]

Research on the effects of color on product preference and marketing shows that product color could affect consumer preference and hence purchasing culture.
This is mostly due to associative learning. Most results show that it is not a specific color that attracts all audiences, but that certain colors are deemed
appropriate for certain products.[18]

Brand meaning
Color is a very influential source of information when people are making a purchasing decision.[19] Customers
generally make an initial judgment on a product within 90 seconds of interaction with that product and about
62%-90% of that judgment is based on color.[19] People often see the logo of a brand or company as a
representation of that company. Without prior experience to a logo, we begin to associate a brand with certain
characteristics based on the primary logo color.[20]

Color mapping provides a means of identifying potential logo colors for new brands and ensuring brand
differentiation within a visually cluttered marketplace.[21]

A study on logo color asked participants to rate how appropriate the logo color was for fictional companies
based on the products each company produced. Participants were presented with fictional products in eight
different colors and had to rate the appropriateness of the color for each product. This study showed a pattern
The Color Wheel of logo color appropriateness based on product function. If the product was considered functional, fulfills a
need or solves a problem, then a functional color was seen as most appropriate. If the product was seen as
sensory-social, conveys attitudes, status, or social approval, then sensory-social colors were seen as more
appropriate.[20] Companies should decide what types of products to produce and then choose a logo color that is connotative with their products' functions.

Company logos can portray meaning just through the use of color.[22] Color affects people's perceptions of a new or unknown company. Some companies such
as Victoria's Secret and H&R Block used color to change their corporate image and create a new brand personality for a specific target audience.[22] Research
done on the relationship between logo color and five personality traits had participants rate a computer-made logo in different colors on scales relating to the
dimensions of brand personality. Relationships were found between color and sincerity, excitement, competence, sophistication, and ruggedness. A follow up
study tested the effects of perceived brand personality and purchasing intentions.[22] Participants were presented with a product and a summary of the preferred
brand personality and had to rate the likelihood of purchasing a product based on packaging color. Purchasing intent was greater if the perceived personality
matched the marketed product or service. In turn color affects perceived brand personality and brand personality affects purchasing intent.[22]

Although color can be useful in marketing, its value and extent of use depends on how it is used and the audience it is used on.[23] The use of color will have
different effects on different people, therefore experimental findings cannot be taken as universally true.

Specific color meaning

Different colors are perceived to mean different things. For example, tones of red lead to feelings of arousal while blue tones are often associated with feelings
of relaxation. Both of these emotions are pleasant, so therefore, the colors themselves can procure positive feelings in advertisements. The chart below gives
perceived meanings of different colors in the United States.

Functional (F): fulfills a need or solves a problem[20]

Sensory-Social (S): conveys attitudes, status, or social approval[20]

Red Yellow Green Blue Pink Violet/Purple Brown Black White

Good
Competence Masculine Sophistication Authority Ruggedness Happiness
Lust (S)[24] Taste Grief (S)[24]
(S)[22] (S)[24] (S)[22] (S)[24] (S)[22] (S)[24]
(F)[24]
Power Happiness Envy Competence Sincerity Sophistication Sophistication Sincerity
(S)[25] (S)[24] (S)[24] (S)[22] (S)[22] (S)[22] (S)[22] (S)[22]
Excitement High quality Feminine Expensive Purity
Power (S)[24]
(S)[22] (F)[24] (S)[24] (F)[24] (S)[24]
Love Corporate
Fear (S)[24]
(S)[24] (F)[24]
Anger
(S)[26]

Combining colors
Although some companies use a single color to represent their brand, many other companies use a combination
of colors in their logo, and can be perceived in different ways than those colors independently. When asked to
rate color pair preference of preselected pairs, people generally prefer color pairs with similar hues when the
two colors are both in the foreground; however, greater contrast between the figure and the background is
preferred.[27]

In contrast to a strong preference for similar color combinations, some people like to accent with a highly
contrasting color.[28] In a study on color preference for Nike, Inc. sneakers, people generally combined colors
near each other on the color wheel, such as blue and dark blue. However, a smaller segment preferred to have
the Nike swoosh accentuated in a different, and contrasting, color. Most of the people also used a relatively
small number of colors when designing their ideal athletic shoe. This finding has relevance for companies that
produce multicolored merchandise, suggesting that to appeal to consumer preferences, companies should
consider minimizing the number of colors visible and using similar hues in any one product.[29]

Color name Target logo

Although different colors can be perceived in different ways, the names of those colors matters as well.[29][30]
Many products and companies focus on producing a wide range of product colors to attract the largest
population of consumers. For example, cosmetics brands produce a rainbow of colors for eye shadow and nail polish, to appeal to every type of person. Even
companies such as Apple Inc. and Dell who make iPods and laptops do so with a certain amount of color personalization available to attract buyers. Moreover,
color name, not only the actual color, can attract or repel buyers as well. When asked to rate color swatches and products with either generic color names (such
as brown) or "fancy" color names (such as mocha), participants rated items with fancy names as significantly more likable than items with generic names.[29] In
fact, the same paint color swatch with two different names produced different rating levels, and the same effect was found when participants rated the
pleasantness of towels given fancy or generic color names,[29] showing an overall pattern of preference for fancy color names over generic ones when
describing exactly the same color.

Furthermore, it would appear that in addition to fancy names being preferred for their aural appeal, they may actually contribute to the product they represent
itself being liked more, and hence in this manner impact sales.[31] A yellow jelly bean with an atypical color name such as razzmatazz is more likely to be
selected than one with a more typical name such as lemon yellow. This could be due to greater interest in atypical names, as well as curiosity and willingness to
"figure out" why that name was chosen. Purchasing intent patterns regarding custom sweatshirts from an online vendor also revealed a preference for atypical
names. Participants were asked to imagine buying sweatshirts and were provided with a variety of color name options, some typical, some atypical. Color
names that were atypical were selected more often than typical color names, again confirming a preference for atypical color names and for item descriptions
using those names.[31] Moreover, those who chose sweatshirts bearing atypical color names were described as more content with their purchase than those who
selected similar items bearing typical color names.

Attracting attention
Color is used as a means to attract consumer attention to a product that then influences buying behavior.[32] Consumers use color to identify for known brands
or search for new alternatives. Variety seekers look for non-typical colors when selecting new brands. Attractive color packaging receives more consumer
attention than unattractive color packaging, which can then influence buying behavior. A study that looked at visual color cues focused on predicted purchasing
behavior for known and unknown brands.[32] Participants were shown the same product in four different colors and brands. The results showed that people
picked packages based on colors that attracted their voluntary and involuntary attention. Associations made with that color such as 'green fits menthol', also
affected their decision. Based on these findings implications can be made on the best color choices for
packages. New companies or new products could consider using dissimilar colors to attract attention to the
brand, however, off brand companies could consider using similar colors to the leading brand to emphasize
product similarity. If a company is changing the look of a product, but keeping the product the same, they
consider keeping the same color scheme since people use color to identify and search for brands.[32] This can
be seen in Crayola crayons, where the logo has changed many times since 1934, but the basic package colors,
gold and green, have been kept throughout.

Attention is captured subconsciously before people can consciously attend to something.[33] Research looking
at electroencephalography (EEGs) while people made decisions on color preference found brain activation
when a favorite color is present before the participants consciously focused on it. When looking at various
colors on a screen people focus on their favorite color, or the color stands out more, before they purposefully
turn their attention to it. This implies that products can capture someone's attention based on color, before the
person willingly looks at the product.[33]

In interactive design and behavioral design, color is used to develop visual hierarchies where colors are placed
into saliency hierarchies that match other hierarchies. Examples include matching a color hierarchy to a
navigational structure hierarchy, or matching a behavioral science hierarchy to the most salient colors in a
visual hierarchy, to increase the odds that important behavior change principles are noticed by a target
audience and processed by them [34].
A store sign painted mainly red on a
street in Bangkok to attract attention
Store and display color from passers-by
Color is not only used in products to attract attention, but also in window displays and stores.[35] When people
are exposed to different colored walls and images of window displays and store interiors they tend to be drawn
to some colors and not to others. Findings showed that people were physically drawn to warm colored
displays; however, they rated cool colored displays as more favorable. This implies that warm colored store
displays are more appropriate for spontaneous and unplanned purchases, whereas cool colored displays and
store entrances may be a better fit for purchases where a lot of planning and customer deliberation occurs. This
is especially relevant in shopping malls where patrons could easily walk into a store that attracts their attention
without previous planning.[35]

Other research has confirmed that store color, and not just the product, influences buying behavior.[30] When Warm colored window display
people are exposed to different store color scenarios and then surveyed on intended buying behavior, store
color, among various other factors, seems important for purchasing intentions. Particularly blue, a cool color,
was rated as more favorable and produced higher purchasing intentions than orange, a warm color. However, all negative effects to orange were neutralized
when orange store color was paired with soft lighting. This shows that store color and lighting actually interact.[30]

Lighting color could have a strong effect on perceived experience in stores and other situation. For example, time seems to pass more slowly under red lights
and time seems to pass quickly under blue light.[19] Casinos take full advantage of this phenomenon by using color to get people to spend more time and hence
more money in their casino.[19] However, a presumed influence of coloured light (red vs. blue) on risk behaviour could not be demonstrated.[36]

Individual differences

Gender
Children's toys are often categorized as either boys or girls toys solely based on color. In a study on color effects on perception, adult participants were shown
blurred images of children's toys where the only decipherable feature visible was the toy's color.[37] In general participants categorized the toys into girl and
boy toys based on the visible color of the image. This can be seen in companies interested in marketing masculine toys, such as building sets, to boys. For
example, Lego uses pink to specifically advertise some sets to girls rather than boys. The classification of 'girl' and 'boy' toys on the Disney Store website also
uses color associations for each gender.[38] An analysis of the colors used showed that bold colored toys, such as red and black, were generally classified as
'boy only' toys and pastel colored toys, such as pink and purple, were classified as 'girl only' toys. Toys that were classified as both boy and girl toys took on
'boy only' toy colors. This again emphasizes the distinction in color use for children's toys.[38]

Gender differences in color associations can also be seen amongst adults.[39] Differences were noted for male and female participants, where the two genders
did not agree on which color pairs they enjoyed the most when presented with a variety of colors.[37][40] Men and women also did not agree on which colors
should be classified as masculine and feminine. This could imply that men and women generally prefer different colors when purchasing items. Men and
women also misperceive what colors the opposite gender views as fitting for them.
 Age
Children's toys for younger age groups are often marketed based on color, however, as the age group increases
color becomes less gender-stereotyped.[37] In general many toys become gender neutral and hence adopt
gender-neutral colors. In the United States it is common to associate baby girls with pink and baby boys with
blue. This difference in young children is a learned difference rather than an inborn one.[41] Research has
looked at young children's, ages 7 months to 5 years, preference for small objects in different colors. The
results showed that by the age of 2–2.5 years socially constructed gendered colors affects children's color
preference, where girls prefer pink and boys avoid pink, but show no preference for other colors.[41]

Slightly older children who have developed a sense of favorite color often tend to pick items that are in that
color.[42] However, when their favorite color is not available for a desired item children choose colors that they
think matches the product best. Children's preferences for chocolate bar wrappers showed that although one
third of the children picked a wrapper of their favorite color, the remaining two thirds picked a wrapper they
perceived as fitting the product best. For example, most children thought that a white wrapper was most fitting
for white chocolate and a black wrapper for most fitting for a dark chocolate bar and therefore chose those
Pink girls section of toy store
options for those two bars. This application can be seen in The Hershey Company chocolate bars where the
company strategically has light wrappers for white chocolate and brown wrappers for milk chocolate, making
the product easily identifiable and understandable.

Culture
Many cultural differences exist on perceived color personality, meaning, and preference. When deciding on brand and product logos, companies should take
into account their target consumer, since cultural differences exist. A study looked at color preference in British and Chinese participants.[39] Each participant
was presented with a total of 20 color swatches one at a time and had to rate the color on 10 different emotions. Results showed that British participants and
Chinese participants differed on the like-dislike scale the most. Chinese participants tended to like colors that they self rated as clean, fresh, and modern,
whereas British participants showed no such pattern. When evaluating purchasing intent, color preference affects buying behavior, where liked colors are more
likely to be bought than disliked colors.[32] This implies that companies should consider choosing their target consumer first and then make product colors
based on the target's color preferences.

Wollard, (2000)[43] seems to think that color can affect one's mood, but the effect also can depend on one's culture and what one's personal reflection may be.
For example, someone from Japan may not associate red with anger, as people from the U.S. tend to do. Also, a person who likes the color brown may associate
brown with happiness. However, Wollard does think that colors can make everyone feel the same, or close to the same, mood.

Color and sports performance

In particular, the color red has been found to influence sports performance. During the 2004 Summer Olympics the competitors in boxing, taekwondo, freestyle
wrestling, and Greco-Roman wrestling were randomly given blue or red uniforms. A later study found that those wearing red won 55% of all the bouts which
was a statistically significant increase over the expected 50%. The colors affected bouts where the competitors were closely matched in ability, where those
wearing red won 60% of the bouts, but not bouts between more unevenly matched competitors. In England, since WWII, teams wearing red uniforms have
averaged higher league positions and have had more league winners than teams using other colors. In cities with more than one team, the teams wearing red
outperformed the teams wearing other colors. A study of the UEFA Euro 2004 found similar results. Another study found that those taking penalty kicks
performed worst when the goalkeeper had a red uniform. More anecdotal is the historical dominance of the domestic honors by red-wearing teams such AFC
Ajax, FC Bayern Munich, Liverpool F.C., and Manchester United F.C. Videos of taekwondo bouts were manipulated in one study so that the red and blue colors
of the protective gears were reversed. Both the original and the manipulated videos were shown to referees. The competitors wearing red were given higher
scores despite the videos otherwise being identical. A study on experienced players of first-person shooters found that those assigned to wear red instead of blue
won 55% of the matches.[13]

There are several different explanations for this effect. Red is used in stop signs and traffic lights which may associate the color with halting. Red is also
perceived as a strong and active color which may influence both the person wearing it and others. An evolutionary psychology explanation is that red may
signal health as opposed to anemic paleness, or indicate anger due to flushing instead of paleness due to fear. It has been argued that detecting flushing may
have influenced the development of primate trichromate vision. Primate studies have found that some species evaluate rivals and possible mates depending on
red color characteristics. Facial redness is associated with testosterone levels in humans, and male skin tends to be redder than female skin.[13]

Color and time perception

Recent results[44] showed that the perceived duration of a red screen was longer than was that of a blue screen. The results reflected sex differences; men, but
not women, overestimated the duration of the red screen. Additionally, the reaction times to a red screen were faster than those to a blue screen. Participants
who reacted quickly to a red screen overestimated its duration. In a demo with 150 people chosen at random, it was found that inside a pod bathed in blue color
the average perceived duration of a minute was 11 seconds shorter than in a pod bathed in red color.[45]
See also
Color symbolism
Color vision
Kruithof curve
Lüscher color test
Visual perception

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