Another Few Colours
Green
Green emulates nature. It is the colour found mid-way in the spectrum and so has a balancing effect. It is neither warm nor cold. It is a comfortable, lazy colour. It gives one the feeling of calm and space. Green soothes as long as it is a soft and clear green. The moment green gets muddy, dull or olive, the colour indicates decay, on the verge of death, which is represented by the muddy browns.
Summary: Green - Relaxing, calming, cooling, balancing, caution, gives feeling of space, healing, empathy and sympathy
Blue
Blue is the colour which predominates in the world today. Blue relates to night, whereas yellow represents the day and sunlight. Therefore blue makes us feel calm and relaxed. It makes us feel quiet and protected from all the bustle and activity of the day. The deeper the blue, the more relaxing. Dark blue has considerable depth and fullness – it represents contentment and fulfilment.
Blue rooms and blue tinged lighting make for a calming, expanding, relaxing environment with much more space. Blue minimises anxiety in waiting rooms in hospitals, doctor's consulting rooms
and antenatal clinics. Orange is the complementary colour to blue. So a rich blue room, which may make one feel too lethargic and depressed, can be lifted with splashes of orange.
Blue rooms have the effect of a feeling of breathing out. Blue objects appear bigger than they really are. An excited person is calmed, breathing is slowed down and exhaling is encouraged. The room may be called cool, but we must remember there are warm blues and cool blues, just as there are warm and cold reds. To judge whether a colour is cold or warm we look for the underlying effect. Is it a grey slate blue, or a rich or bright blue. Is it a blue-red or yellow-red. We have to train our eye to pick out warm and cool colours.
Summary: Blue - Soft, gentle, peaceful, cooling, calming, sedating, quietness, aids intuition
Turquoise
Mix green with blue to give a turquoise and it transforms the green to a cool, refreshing colour with a morning appearance. It is calming and soothing, especially when heat and pressure have been endured. Many nations, living in hot relentless climates, make use of turquoise. Red-orange is its complementary colour. When added in small amounts helps focus attention and gives an uplift of energy. Turquoise is more successful as a wall colour than green, as the area becomes larger but still holds its static calm appearance. Turquoise is more calming to nervous dispositions and is suitable for hospitals, or for the study of an overtaxed, strained company director.
Summary: Turquoise - Freshness, cleanliness, sparkling, new ideas, cool while stimulating, relaxing
Green emulates nature. It is the colour found mid-way in the spectrum and so has a balancing effect. It is neither warm nor cold. It is a comfortable, lazy colour. It gives one the feeling of calm and space. Green soothes as long as it is a soft and clear green. The moment green gets muddy, dull or olive, the colour indicates decay, on the verge of death, which is represented by the muddy browns.
Summary: Green - Relaxing, calming, cooling, balancing, caution, gives feeling of space, healing, empathy and sympathy
Blue
Blue is the colour which predominates in the world today. Blue relates to night, whereas yellow represents the day and sunlight. Therefore blue makes us feel calm and relaxed. It makes us feel quiet and protected from all the bustle and activity of the day. The deeper the blue, the more relaxing. Dark blue has considerable depth and fullness – it represents contentment and fulfilment.
Blue rooms and blue tinged lighting make for a calming, expanding, relaxing environment with much more space. Blue minimises anxiety in waiting rooms in hospitals, doctor's consulting rooms
and antenatal clinics. Orange is the complementary colour to blue. So a rich blue room, which may make one feel too lethargic and depressed, can be lifted with splashes of orange.
Blue rooms have the effect of a feeling of breathing out. Blue objects appear bigger than they really are. An excited person is calmed, breathing is slowed down and exhaling is encouraged. The room may be called cool, but we must remember there are warm blues and cool blues, just as there are warm and cold reds. To judge whether a colour is cold or warm we look for the underlying effect. Is it a grey slate blue, or a rich or bright blue. Is it a blue-red or yellow-red. We have to train our eye to pick out warm and cool colours.
Summary: Blue - Soft, gentle, peaceful, cooling, calming, sedating, quietness, aids intuition
Turquoise
Mix green with blue to give a turquoise and it transforms the green to a cool, refreshing colour with a morning appearance. It is calming and soothing, especially when heat and pressure have been endured. Many nations, living in hot relentless climates, make use of turquoise. Red-orange is its complementary colour. When added in small amounts helps focus attention and gives an uplift of energy. Turquoise is more successful as a wall colour than green, as the area becomes larger but still holds its static calm appearance. Turquoise is more calming to nervous dispositions and is suitable for hospitals, or for the study of an overtaxed, strained company director.
Summary: Turquoise - Freshness, cleanliness, sparkling, new ideas, cool while stimulating, relaxing
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