Have You Heard of the Yellow Room?



I think we have all heard how color can affect our mood, right? A sort of color psychology I guess some would say. Not what the color stands for, but how it really can affect how you feel. Studies, apparently, have shown that red, for instance can cause feelings of excitement for some, energy and for some, love. The color orange can help one feel more confident, yellow happy, green can supposedly make a person feel healthier. The color blue is said to cause a peaceful and tranquil feeling.

I did a little reading up on this and found out that it was Sir Isaac Newton who discovered the ‘psychology’ of color way back in 1666.

Makes me wonder why prisons and schools aren’t blue to encourage feelings of calm. Hospital a bright green for feelings of health and nursing homes aren’t all painted yellow to stave off depression!

I remember reading in one study of college kids shown the color red for a period of time just before Continue reading on the voca.media site https://vocal.media/psyche/have-you-heard-of-the-yellow-room

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