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  2. Color psychology - Wikipedia

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    Color psychology is the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste of food. Colors have qualities that can cause certain emotions in people. [1] How color influences individuals may differ depending on age, gender, and culture. [2]

  3. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Warning signs are coded differently as a danger is symbolized by green in Malaysia and red in the US and Mexico. The same color of green symbolizes envy in Belgium and the US, but envy is symbolized by yellow in Germany and Russia, and purple in Mexico. Even the colors that denote powerful emotions vary.

  4. Color in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    Chinese culture attaches certain values to colors, like which colors are considered auspicious ( 吉利) or inauspicious ( 不利 ). The Chinese word for 'color' is yánsè ( 顏色 ). In Literary Chinese, the character 色 more literally corresponds to 'color in the face' or 'emotion'. It was generally used alone and often implied sexual ...

  5. Color preferences - Wikipedia

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    In the psychology of color, color preferences are the tendency for an individual or a group to prefer some colors over others, such as having a favorite color or a traditional color.

  6. The color purple: It's a new movie and an old hue that's rich ...

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    In creating a world in sound, “purple doesn't have as clear a set of connotations” as some other colors, like the sadness of blue or the rage of red, said Nate Sloane, who specializes in the ...

  7. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    The term "Mauve" in the late 19th century could refer to either the deep, rich color of the dye or the light color of the flower. Mauve (meaning Mauveine) came into great vogue when in 1862 Queen Victoria appeared at the Royal Exhibition in a mauve silk gown—dyed with mauveine.

  8. If You See a Purple Porch Light, This Is What It Means - AOL

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    But that’s not the only spotlight on the block! Here’s a closer look at the purple porch light meaning. What does a purple porch light mean? If you ever see a purple porch light, pay attention.

  9. Color theory - Wikipedia

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    A major underpinning of traditional color theory is that colors carry significant cultural symbolism, or even have immutable, universal meaning. As early as the ancient Greek philosophers, many theorists have devised color associations and linked particular connotative meanings to specific colors.

  10. The Hidden Meaning Behind Purple Fence Posts and the ... - AOL

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    Have you ever driven by a property just to see a fence post or tree sporting a stripe of purple paint? If so, it has probably left you scratching your head as to what that could possibly mean.

  11. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    In optics, violet is a spectral color (referring to the color of different single wavelengths of light), whereas purple is the color of various combinations of red and blue (or violet) light, some of which humans perceive as similar to violet.