Colorful Personality

Did you know that your favorite colors can tell someone a bit about who you are as a person? If you had to pick one color right now, what would it be? It’s understandable that you might have different color preferences for your shoes or clothes, but we’re not talking about that. We’re talking about: What color appeals the most to you? And, it is totally alright to feel a connection with multiple colors (1).

Of course, all this is just for some fun, and is not actual theoretical information, so don’t take this too seriously.

So, according to color psychology, your favorite color determines your personality color (1). How? It’s said that the colors represent our emotional, physical, and mental states, so perhaps the way we feel subconsciously makes us feel attracted to a certain color (1). Similarly, the colors you dislike also hints at your personality, particularly your weaknesses and vulnerabilities (1). Colors can also shape our perceptions, and give us insight into our work ethic and motivation levels (2).

Now, just because you like a certain color, it doesn’t mean all these traits will fit you, though it’s generally thought that a couple will align will you (1).

• Red:

Red is usually considered as a bold color associated with excitement and passion. It’s an intense color that can provoke strong emotions. Personality traits include strong willed, ambitious, energetic, excitement, youthful, bold, thrill-seeker, adventure-lover, impulsive, and intimidating.

• Orange:

Orange is associated with creativity, happiness, freedom, success, and balance. They are considered social butterflies, and they love being around others. Personality traits include friendly, cheerful, confident, fun, playful, they nurture things, and they enjoy deep conversations.

• Yellow:

Yellow reminds us of the sun - happiness and positivity. Personality traits include being perfectionists, dreamers, optimism, clarity, warmth, positive, cheerful, adventurous, calming, and spreads positivity and happiness.

• Green:

Green signifies growth and health. They strive for safety, security, and acknowledgement. They need to love/be loved, and they are peaceful, practical, down-to-earth, they love giving advice and helping others, they enjoy the outdoors, and they are problem solvers.

• Blue:

Blue is associated with stability, harmony, peace, and trustworthiness. They usually live according to a fixed set of personalities, and they’re traits are peaceful, trustworthy, dependable, strong, gentle, compassionate, loyal, and strong.

• Purple:

Purple is usually the color of royalty, power, privilege, wisdom, and spirituality. Personality traits include creative, imaginative, wise, and quick-witted. They crave identity, and they love uniqueness.

• Pink:

Pink usually represents the color of love, but it can also represent immaturity. They are usually fun, playful, and a little naive. They wear their heart on their sleeve, they are not afraid to express emotions, and love and family are extremely important to them.

• Black:

Black means boldness, uniqueness, mystery, intrigue, and power. Personality traits include independent, strong willed, bold, risk-taker, impulsive, serious, trustworthy, and they can be perceived as slightly intimidating.

• White:

White represents purity, innocence, and calmness. Personality traits include simplicity, openness, purity, confidence, calm, peaceful, innocent, may be a bit naive, clean, and orderly.

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What do you think? Do the associated personality traits align with yours? In any case, color psychology is definitely an interesting subject to learn about.

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Works Cited

(1) "What's Your Personality Color?" Psychologia, psychologia.co/personality-color/.

Accessed 28 Nov. 2020.

(2) Bell, Jaimee. "Color psychology: What does your favorite color say about your

personality?" Big Think, 15 Apr. 2020, bigthink.com/mind-brain/

color-personality-psychology. Accessed 28 Nov. 2020.