Have you ever seen or been surrounded by
a color and it made you feel a certain way?
There's a reason for that, I'm Nick
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question is, what do colors mean and
how do they make us feel? We're gonna
find out and we're starting right now!
Unlike most other mammals humans can see
three color groups. A mix of red, green
and blue. I go into that and why we see
colors in certain ways and a lot more
details in the "Why is the sky blue" video if
you haven't seen that yet I'll put a
link in the description below and I'll
put a link at the end of this video if
you wanna go check it out. We'll never
really know why but scientists seem to
think that there's an evolutionary
benefit to humans being able to see in
color. They seem to think that we evolved
the ability to see colors so that we could
distinguish between food that we can eat
vs foods that are poisonous that we
should definitely stay away from. These
days
studies have shown that colors have a
psychological effect on us as well. The
color red for example can cause a human's
heart rate to rise due to a release of
adrenaline. The eyes will also focus in
on a red object before it will any other
color, hence the extreme use of red in
advertising, danger signs and street
signs. While red gets our blood pumping
there's another color that has the
opposite effect. You're probably thinking
that it's blue and we'll get to the blue
here in a minute but the color is
actually pink. Studies have shown that if
you put a rage filled man in a pink
colored room he will calm down
significantly quicker than if the room
is any other color. It has even been shown
that looking at the color pink makes men
physically weaker and reduces the amount
of testosterone they produce so keep
that in mind fellas. You might also find
it interesting to know that Deluxe paint
conducted a survey where they found 42
percent of males and 30 percent of
females have the same favorite color...
that color is blue. Real quick, let me
know in the comments down below what
your favorite color is, mine is red. Blue
evokes feelings of calmness and
serenity
and it's used by businesses and marketing
campaigns to protect stability and it's
also used to project authority.
Green is the easiest color on the eyes and it's
symbolic of nature and like blue it
produces feelings of calmness and
relaxation. Purple is associated with
royalty, wealth, luxury and sophistication.
These associations stem from the
time-consuming and expensive process
involved in making the color purple
a long time ago. Basically they made the
dye from sea snails and it was such a
time-consuming and expensive process
that only royalty could afford to actually
make it happen. Yellow, like red is an
attention-getter. If you have a baby it's
important to know that your baby will
most likely cry more if it's in a yellow
room. If you have a temper you're more
likely to lose it if you're hanging out
in a yellow room. Yellow also speeds up
metabolism and helps us focus and it
makes us hungry. Think of that next time
you're looking around at fast food logos. Black is
primarily associated with authority and
power as well as evil and death but you
fashion folks out there know that black
can also make us appear thinner. Wearing
black can also make us feel more
confident and empowered. While the
effects all of these colors have on us
can come from
associations or instincts that are
buried deep inside of our brains,
personal experience can also have a huge
impact on how we perceive color. For
example, if you have a lot of fond
memories of hanging out in your grandma's
yellow living room then there's a really
good chance that when you see the color
yellow your brain is going to release
some dopamine and you're gonna feel happy
when you're exposed to the color yellow.
Now hopefully you'll see this huge world
of color just a little bit differently. If
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