Below we have put together some suggested uses of colour in the home, workplace and
other various environments, and the effects these colours can produce.
Violet
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Effects of Violet as a colour
- Calming for body and mind.
- Good for meditation and prayer.
- Enhances purpose and dignity.
- Heightens our awareness and helps us to give of our very best.
- Purifying.
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Suggested Areas of Use for the colour Violet
- Places of worship
- Entry areas to clinics and hospitals
- Festival areas
- Pale violet in bedrooms.
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Indigo
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Effects
- Sedative
- Helps to open up our intuition
- The colour of divine knowledge and the higher mind.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Not suitable for areas for entertainment but for more 'quiet' places
- Bedrooms
- Treatment rooms
- Some people find indigo is helpful for studying so this colour could be used as part of the decor of a library or study.
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Blue
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Effects
- Calming, relaxing and healing
- Not as sedating as indigo. Also the colour of communication.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Any rooms except those used for physical activity or play.
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Green
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Effects
- Balancing, harmonising and encourages tolerance and understanding.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Depending upon the shade, can be used for most areas
- Use with other colours/colour as well to avoid the balance and harmony becoming more like total inactivity and indecision.
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Yellow
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Effects
- Stimulates mental activity
- Promotes feeling of confidence
- Helpful for study as it helps us to stay alert.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Activity rooms
- Entrance halls
- Not for bedrooms as yellow can interfere with sleep since it tends to keep our minds "switched on"
- Not ideal for areas of possible stress.
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Orange
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Effects
- Warming and energizing
- Can stimulate creativity
- Orange is the colour of fun and sociability.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Any activity area and creative areas
- Not ideal for bedrooms or areas of possible stress.
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Red
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Effects
- Energizing, exciting the emotions
- Stimulates appetite.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Any activity area but red needs careful choice of tone and depth and the space in which it is to be used as it can make a space look smaller and can be claustrophobic or oppressive. However, used well, red and its variations can make a space feel warm and cosy. Often used in restaurants.
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Magenta
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Effects
- Magenta is the eighth colour in the colour spectrum and is a combination of red and violet, thus it combines our earthly self and spiritual self, thus balancing spirit and matter.
- It is uplifting and helps us to gain a feeling of completeness and fulfillment.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Lecture spaces
- Chapels halls etc
- Not ideal for play rooms or activity rooms
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Turquoise
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Effects
- Cool and calming and good for the nervous system and immune system.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Any room except it is not ideal for activity areas.
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Pink
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Effects
- This colour soothes and nurtures
- It helps to dissolve anger and encourages unconditional love.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Ideal for a baby's or child's bedroom.
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Black
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Effects
- Black used with another colour enhances the energy of that second colour
- Black gives us the space for reflection and inner searching.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Not ideal as a single colour, but when used with care,can enhance and complement other colours in almost any situation.
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White
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Effects
- White contains all the colours. It emphasizes purity and illuminates our thoughts, giving us clarity.
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Suggested Areas of Use
- Any room, but it can be a little intimidating to some. Needs to be broken up with another colour or with plants/ornaments/pictures etc.
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