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Colour

Colour theory:
Colours can have different meanings and have different psychological effects on
people.

Blue:
Blue can be used to represent peace, calmness and confidence but it can also
mean fear, sadness or lack of courage. A good example of this colour being
used in media is Luke Skywalkers lightsabre in Star Wars. It contrasts with Darth
Vader’s red one.

Green:
Green is used to represent Health, tranquility, wealth or generosity. It also
means jealousy, envy, boredom or evil.

Purple:
The colour purple represents wealth, royalty, luxury, wisdom and power and
can be used to represent mystery, greed or sadness.

Pink: can mean love, kindness, vulnerability or femininity. Also weak, childish or
timid.

Red: Passion, Power, energy, anger, violence, aggression, confidence.

Yellow: Happiness, hope, optimism, joy, sadness, danger, embarrassment, fear.

Orange: Enthusiasm, warmth, success, comedy, ignorance, rudeness.

Grey: Authority, boredom, knowledge, security, strength, neutrality, sadness.

Brown: Natural, strength, dependability, decaying, poverty.

Black: Mystery, evil, death, ending, beginning.

White: purity, safety, peace, calmness, goodness, knowledge, cold, isolated.