The Psychology of COLOUR
(Part 2)
I will be looking at 3 further colours and there effects on interiors:
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GREEN:
- Colour of nature, green is fresh, tranquil and relaxing
- Colour of balance and harmony, thought to promote feelings of renewal and peace
- Restful on the eye, green was traditionally used for library or study in the home
- Green rooms, where actors rest before a performance as to promote relaxation
- Also associated with immaturity, inexperience, envy and jealousy
Ideal to use in interiors to bring the freshness and harmony of nature to a room. Be careful when choosing tone of green when decorating as tonal variety changes green's relaxing nature, grass greens and emerald greens are powerful. If you're after a more calming green your best bet would be to opt for jade celadon which are calm and subtle. Olive greens should be avoided in rooms which depend on artificial light due to their brownish undertone that can look slugy.
As greens move towards yellow it becomes more stimulating e.g. lime green and as green moves towards blue it turns cooler, moody and sensitive.
ORANGE:
- Symbolises warm, sociable, lively, energetic and extroverted
- Dominant colour in nature suggesting vivid sunsets, exotic spices and Autumn
- In Chinese and Japanese culture symbolises love and happiness
- Exhibits strength and endurance- favourite with young children and with cheerful, talkative, active adults
When designing with orange a good choice would be for north-facing rooms lacking in natural light, particularly in its paler values such as peach (red-orange) and apricot (yellow-orange).
Pure orange is a fabulous accent colour, working particularly well with the much undated black, shades of dark grey and dark blue where its natural luminosity provides a perfect foil.
PINK:
- Part of the red family, its a light value or tint of red
- Soft, muted pinks are considered to be physically soothing and calming
- Fuchsia pinks on the other hand can be very stimulating
- Men can find it emasculating
The use of pink in interiors can if done incorrectly can turn into a disaster. A few basic rules: Pink and grey is a classic combination - pale pink with pale grey or bright pink with deeper greys. Pink works beautifully with all other berry colours. Dusky pinks look great with silver, mocha, taupe chocolate and if done with great care black.
Thank you for reading and hope this will enable you to create the right environment for your home.
