Thursday 13: The symbolism of colors
Today is about color. Don’t take my word on all the things that colors symbolize, I collected this from various websites and some were contradicting each other. I had the idea for this TT because of the Idée Labs that creates these images based on your color input from millions of pictures on flickr. Explore it, there are other search options as well, it’s fun!
Yellow
represents…
…age/aging, warmth, cowardice, caution, happiness, slow, sunshine, summer, the Orient, electricity, liberalism/libertarianism, Easter, wisdom, joy, happiness, Thursday
Orange
represents…
desire, warning, fire, flaming, Halloween, power, healing, vitality
Red
represents…
aggression, blood, stop, courage, guilt, energy, passion, anger, hell, hatred, fire, socialism, sacrifice, sin, violence, negativity, danger, warning, communism, blushing, honor, leadership, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, love, prosperity & joy (China), Tuesday, Mars
Pink 
represents…
girls, love, health, breast cancer awareness, fairies, Valentine’s Day, homosexuality, bisexuality, spring, Easter, romance
Purple
represents…
royalty, imperialism, nobility, Easter, upper class, good judgment, peace of mind
Light blue
represents…
good imagination, creativity, a practical approach to life, health, healing, tranquility, understanding, softness, Friday
Dark Blue
represents…
ice, water, sky, sadness, winter, royalty, boys, cold, calm, conservatism (universally), capitalism, communication, knowledge, power, integrity, seriousness, Saturday
Green
represents…
nature, growth, hope, youth, health, Islam, spring, envy, fertility, self-respect, well-being, learning, growth, harmony, Wednesday
Brown
represents…
nature, earth, soil, skin, classicism, ancient philosophy, knowledge, maple leaf, peace, repressed personality, laziness, stability, Sunday
Grey
represents…
boredom, reality, seriousness, neutrality, dullness, mediocrity, undefinedness, contentment, sorrow, security, maturity, dependability
Black
represents…
darkness, secrecy, and mystery; silence and concealment; death (including execution) and bereavement; (with orange) Halloween; end, chaos, and lack; evil, bad luck, and crime; conversely, elegance, , elegance
White
represents…
purity, lack, snow, ice, heaven, peace, life, clean, light, nothing, frost, good, air, innocence, kindness, Monday
Multicolor, just for the fun of it
Images all done with the help of Multicolr Search Lab
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It’s funny….that explains it tho, for me. I used to not particularly like yellow for me, personally. Now I read that it is about age/aging. I’m aging mighty quickly these days and I have found in the last few years, I’m now liking yellow. Hmmmmmmm. Interesting.
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This is simply wonderful. I really like the way you included meanings/correspondences from a variety of sources/traditions! Happy TT!
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I love the montage of pictures! Especially the yellow and grey. Thanks for the Idée Labs link, I had so much fun playing.
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What a beautiful post Rikki! Love the colors and the images. Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!
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Thanks I loved the montage and representations.
Informative and entertaining.
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Awesome. Colors are powerful things, indeed. This brings two things to mind: da Blob, the Wii game, and a cool book called Auralia’s Colors, written by a guy named Jeffrey Overstreet. And a song on the latest Metallica song.
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