10 ways to use colours in your selfcare routine and relationship

Saturation: This is how true a colour is to the full version.

Brightness, is how light a colour is.

Hue is the wavelength or complexion or gradation of a colour.

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According to Sally Augustin, Psychologist Ph.D, bright colours tend to be more relaxing and saturated colours are more energising.

Is there a standard?

However, depending on the colours you were more exposed to in childhood in different situations, it can also influence your affinity or aversion for them by way of associating them with certain emotions.

So Colour Psychology does not offer a standard for everyone, since it is not an exact science. But understanding your personal experiences of colour can give you an advantage or help you get ahead of a disadvantage in a given situation.

In this way, colour can be used as a tool to drive certain aspects of daily life and lead to creation of new associations. Understand your experiences of colour and follow them.

For selfcare

Red, burst of strength

Catching a glimpse of red seems to have a universal trigger for big bursts of strength. This makes it a great colour to incorporate in your surroundings during a gym session or workout. That being said, it is not suitable for long-term physical activity like playing basketball or tennis. It more for brute force.

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When to stay away from red

Keep it away from your work desk and stay away from red clothes if you are involved in deep thinking or creativity.

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If you need a confidence boost, red has your back. A study found that seeing someone against a red background made them more attractive than on any other colour background.

Green, nurturing

Psychologists speculate on why green seems to be special to us. Some say it could be because our ancestors associated it with greenery after long droughts, winters and famines. That it signaled abundance to eat and relaxing.

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Adding green in your space boosts brain power and can trigger creative thinking. Consider adding more green in your workspace.

Yellow, positive memories

It is associated with soothing sensations and pleasant memories. It has to do with that nostalgic hue seen in vintage pictures and yellowing of books.

But stay away from bile yellow (yellow-green) it does not have any positive associations.

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Orange, worth and value

It soothes money stress. If you want to feel more in control of your finances, self-worth, and getting valuable things or experiences, invest in some orange clothes or décor.

Blue, security

Blue is associated with trust and virtue. It can be seen on logos of financial institutions. Perhaps a blue sky signals that the day is going well, or because the sky and water are always blue we associate the colour easily with qualities like guarantees.

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If you want more stability and security for a task or your well-being, lean towards hues of blue in your clothes or décor.

For relationships

In relationships, colour is a non-verbal communication. Since colour has mental and emotional response from people, it is effective to build attraction, communicate, and soothe turbulent sensations.

Some of these decisions are made with instinct to a colour, but putting more thought into colour choices gives you control over what you want to achieve.

How colour and experience are intertwined

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Selecting discrete colours through lighting, wall paint, cushions, curtains, heightens colour vibration. This sets in motion a series of visual responses. The brain picks up the vibration energy through the eye and converts it into a chemical reaction in the form of affection, attraction, love or sex.

Blue, open communication

An environment surrounded by blue easily sparks off honesty, open communication and exploration. It is associated with feelings of trust and security that opening up generally requires. It also symbolises depth and endurance.

Green, healing

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The colour gets a bad rap for being the colour associated with envy or jealousy. It is also the colour of the Christmas Grinch.

Green, however, exposes the pain and only then can it be healed. Processing emotions, such as envy, jealousy and hurt feelings is best done in the presence of green, be it clothing or environment.

Pink and magenta, care and affection

According to Augustin, visualising colour has the same effect on thoughts and feelings. So thinking about a certain colour can help you build toward your goal. Pink is associated with gentleness, softness, tenderness and it can put you in a loving mood. Your partner is likely to follow your mood as you shower them in affectionate gestures.

Pink also encourages balance.

Orange and yellow, conversation

These are the colours of summer, fire, flowers, they evoke playfulness, and liveliness. For your dates, they encourage special conversation. They also bring out personality making it more pronounced in interactions.

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Red, passion

Remember the burst of strength for personal care routines, for your relationship red gives bursts of passion and attraction. Red stands for confidence, vivacity, energy, excitement. So if you want a dash of these, pick out some red.