Significance of Different Colours

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What would the world be without colours?

There is just so much that colours denote! Be it feelings, moods or emotions, colours have a deep association with our state of mind. This goes on to define our outlook of the world around us, and how we perceive different colours. Therefore, it is important to understand the significance of different colours and how they can help us bring vibrancy and positivity in our home.

While colours are considered to be dynamic in terms of their representation, the varied hues are indirectly linked to some emotion or the other. The importance of colours is also evident in various assertions made about the significance of colours in a home by various doctrines from Feng Shui and Vaastu Shastra.

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This post aims at familiarizing you with some important colours and the emotions attached to them, so as to help you nurture a balanced and positive sense of being in your household.

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Blue: Blue, especially dark blue is a colour that is known to clear the clutter in your mind, enhance logic and reasoning and improve productivity. Apart from bringing vibrancy into your home, the colour blue also relaxes you physically as well as mentally. That said, your home office or the study room in your home is a great place to experiment with various shades of blue.

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Purple: A symbol of superfluity, the colour purple brings a sense of fulfilment and richness to the space it is applied to. Light shades of purple can be used in abundance to enhance the tranquillity quotient of rooms. However, dark purple should be used in a minimalist manner to complement or contrast with other colours.

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Green: One of the most preferred colour that represents the essence of life, green is considered to be the most calming of all shades. The colour green has the ability to reduce the levels of stress in your mind, and such a relaxing colour is best suited for areas like the guestroom, bedroom or the living room.

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Orange: Perhaps the liveliest of all colours, orange promotes creativity and imagination wherever it is applied. It is said to open up one’s mind to new horizons, and brings cheerfulness to the household. With its power to increase vitality, orange is best suited for places where activity is involved.

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Red: Representing vigour and boldness, the colour red brings energy wherever it is applied. Red is also the symbol of love, passion and supremacy. Being such a powerful shade, a small touch of red is enough to add life to any room.

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Neutral Colours: Apart from the above mentioned colours, certain neutral colours like white, grey and black, or combinations of such colours are widely used in homes to harmoniously balance the colour scheme of the household.

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