Color psychology in interior design

Color: Component of emotion 

Have you ever realize the psychological effects of color in your home? Are there colors that affect your emotion?  Can certain colors make you cheerful and powerful, and others make you calm and relaxed? Read on for the answers to these questions, and then take a look at your own home!

Visible Light For Humans

• There are 7 different colors starting from (Violet-Red) which the human eye can see.
• We called that a visible spectrum. The region beyond red is called infrared and the region beyond violet is called Ultraviolet.
• Both cannot be read by human eyes. We may see the reflection from some object in those lights forex: Infrared camera, which reads in dark. And eyes or teeth shining or sparkling in UV light.
• Black and White are actually not colors, white is the combination of all the colors specified above and black is the absence of color or light.
• The combination of primary colors give you secondary color Red+Blue =  Violet
• Secondary colors are diagonally opposite to primary colors which are next to each other are called Harmony color.
• The colors which are diagonally opposite on the color wheel are Contrasting color.

 Color Wheel 

• Sir Isaac Newton made the first circular diagram of colors in 1666. 
• Shows all these 7 colors available in nature with its different shade.
• Colour wheel as 3 primary colors namely red, yellow, blue.
• The reason they are called primary is that they cannot be obtained by mixing any other color.

Combinations of color

• Contrasting Red and green Yellow and Violet, Blue and orange.
• Harmonious colors are most popular as they are easily acceptable.
• Contrasting colors on  the other hand requires a lot of courage or maturity to handle them.

TERTIARY COLOURS

Colors which we get with the combination of Primary and Secondary are Tertiary colors for Red-Violet, Yellow-Orange, Violet-Blue, C=Colours.

                                                    PASTELS                              EARTHY

                                                    TINTS                                  SHADES

                                                 (C+WHITE)                           (C+SHADE)

TINTS

(PASTELS) - When we add white in any Pure color (Chroma).

We get a tint of that color Ex: Pink, Sky Blue, Cream, Beige, Pista, Light green is pastel shade.

Pastel shade is mostly used in residential interiors or every day our casual wear.

TONES

When we add grey in any pure color we get tones of that color in short we make consistency very thin.

SHADES

When you add black in any pure color (chroma) you get shades.

For Ex: Military green or brown or Red earth, Terracotta , navy blue.

These colors are also called as Earthy colors because they resemble the color of earth in nature.

Acromatic Harmony

•  All tints are harmonious to each other or all shades or earthy color is are harmonious to each other.

• In this color scheme chroma is not important it is White and Black that will create the contrast. Red and green may be opposite on the color wheel  but pastel of red and green will look harmonious, because of the amount of white present in it.

• Similarly red and green being the contrasting amount of grey and black present in them will make them harmonious

• Ex. Terracotta, Military green.

Acromatic Contrast

•  In this color scheme its black or white that creates contrast, not the chroma or color.

• Ex: Light pink and dark maroon color or color will give contrast even both belong to the red family. Similarly light green or pasta and military green will give you contrast in spite of belonging to a green family.

Monochromatic

As the name suggests Mono = One Chrome= Colour it are shades, tints and tones only one color.

Monochromatic colors are all colors (tones, shades, and shades) of a single color. Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and expanded using the colors, colors, and shades. Tints are achieved by adding white and shades and tones by adding a darker color, gray or black.

Red

Red is generally defined as a vibrant, warm , and intense color. It is often seen as a danger, passion, and even pressure color, but it can evoke feelings of love and comfort. Red is generally used to grab attention, especially in advertising and traffic signages.

Anger, danger, warmth, and passion. Can increase heart rate and raise blood pressure, and be overwhelming if used too much. We all have our personal tastes so there are no rules to follow mandatorily. 

Orange

Orange is generally defined as, friendly and fun color. It is often seen as energetic, creative, successful, happy, youthful, and bold color.  Orange is mostly seen in flag colors in India because it is bold, strong as well as happy feeling. It is attention to seek colors such as traffic signages, and advertising without overpowering anyone. 

Yellow

Yellow is related to sunshine, energy, happiness as well as creativity. Children mostly used yellow color in their drawings, paintings because of bright color appeal. Yellow color can quickly grab attention, and it is very exhausting to the eye due to the high amount of bright light. Using yellow background on monitors can lead to eyestrain. 

Blue

Light blue can be relaxing while dark blue can be Loyalty. Most small boys love blue. The blue color is known as calmness, peace, trust, success, security, stability. Blue is believed to bring down blood pressure and heart rate if you have noticed in hospitals mostly we have a blue color.

Green

First thing when we thought of green color, quickly our mind jumps to nature, plants. The green color is like the inspiration for all people, it helps to reduce stress and to relax. We all should have space which is in green, so it must be anything a room, a dining, or a cozy corner with plants. It helps us to free our minds from our thoughts. 

Pink

The pink color represents empathy, love, kindness, and femininity. It feels warm and comfortable. Mostly not only girls but everyone loves pink color. If you love pink color then you are sensitive, kind, loving, to the needs of others. 

White

White represents simple, calm, peaceful, neutral, minimal, clean, soothing. It feels that sometimes without white color the culture is incomplete. If you paint a white color in a room, space seems larger to us & spacious. The color white also appears like a blank canvas, symbolizing a new beginning or a fresh start. 

Grey 

Grey is a color that is not white nor black but it's towards black. Grey knows exactly what it believes, It just isn’t aloud but moody & neutral. Grey is a soothing & calming color which nowadays used mostly in commercial and residential spaces. 

Black 

Black represents bold, power, and giving an impression. Black generally correlate with sexiness & seduction. Mostly teenagers like black color between their transition period to adult. Too much black can lead to depression & create a negative environment.

Conclusion

 As you have read the above article, you had definitely got some ideas about colors. There is no exact psychology behind colors it's just theory & meaning of what we feel about the colors. You can use whatever color you want in any space. The only thing you may feel like something different when you are new to that color. Otherwise, you are good to go with any of the colors, just enjoy your life and stay happy.

If you want to know about the Minimalist style in interior design, the link is below.

https://trishnadesign.blogspot.com/2020/07/what-is-minimalist-style-in-interior.html

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