Do you feel anxious in a yellow room? Does the color blue make you feel calm and relaxed?

Artists and interior designers have long believed that color can dramatically affect moods,
feelings, and emotions. "Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions," the artist
Pablo Picasso once remarked.

Color is a powerful communication tool and can be used to signal action, influence mood,
and even influence physiological reactions. Certain colors have been associated with
physiological changes, including increased blood pressure, increased metabolism, and
eyestrain.

Color psychology is the study of how different colors affect human mood and behavior. It
explores how colors can influence emotional responses, as well as how responses to color are
affected by factors such as age and cultural background.

Different topics that are of interest in this area include:

 The meanings of colors

 How colors impact physiological responses
 Emotional reactions to color
 Factors that impact color preferences
 Cultural differences in the meanings and associations of different colors
 Whether colors can impact mental health
 How colors can influence behaviors
 Ways that colors can be utilized to promote well-being
 How colors can be used to improve safety and design more optimal home and work
environments