| Color |
Cultures and Meanings |
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Red |
- Australian Aboriginals: Land, earth
- Celtic: Death, afterlife
- China: Good luck, celebration,
summoning
- Cherokees: Success, triumph.
Represents the East.
- Hebrew: Sacrifice, sin
- India: Purity
- South Africa: Color of mourning
- Russia: Bolsheviks and Communism
- Eastern: Worn by brides, happiness
and prosperity
- Western: Excitement, danger, love,
passion, stop, Christmas (with green), Valentine's Day
- Astrology: Gemini
- Feng Shui: Yang, fire, good luck,
money, respect, recognition, vitality
- Psychology: Stimulates brain wave
activity, increases heart rate, increases blood pressure
- Roses: Love, respect - red and yellow
together means gaiety, joviality
- Stained Glass (Dante): Divine love,
the Holy Spirit, courage, self-sacrifice, martyrdom. A warm, active
color.
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Pink |
- Korea: Trust
- Eastern: Marriage
- Western: Love, babies, especially
female babies, Valentine's Day
- Feng Shui: Yin, love
- Psychology: Used in diet therapy as
an appetite suppressant, relaxes muscles, soothing
- Roses: Gratitude and appreciation
(deep pink) or admiration and sympathy (light pink)
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Orange |
- Ireland: Religious (Protestants)
- Netherlands: House of Orange
- Western: Halloween (with black),
creativity, autumn
- Astrology: Sagittarius
- Feng Shui: Yang, earth, strengthens
conversation, purpose, organization
- Psychology: Energizes, stimulates
appetite
- Roses: Enthusiasm, desire
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Gold |
- Eastern: Wealth, strength
- Western: Wealth
- Astrology: Leo (Golden Yellow/Orange)
- Feng Shui: Yang, metal, God
consciousness
- Stained Glass (Dante): The sun, the
goodness of God, treasure in heaven, spiritual achievement, and the good
life.
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Yellow |
- Apache: East - where the sun rises
- Cherokee: Trouble and strife.
- China: Nourishing, royalty
- Egypt: Mourning
- India: Merchants
- Japan: Courage
- Navajo: Doko'oosliid - Abalone Shell
Mountain
- Eastern: Proof against evil, for the
dead, sacred, imperial
- Western: Hope, hazards, coward,
weakness, taxis
- Astrology: Taurus
- Feng Shui: Yang, earth, auspicious,
sun beams, warmth, motion
- Psychology: Energizes, relieves
depression, improves memory, stimulates appetite
- Roses: Sociability, friendship, joy,
gladness - red and yellow together means gaiety, joviality
- Stained Glass (Dante): The sun, the
goodness of God, treasure in heaven, spiritual achievement, and the good
life.
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Green |
- Apache: South
- China: Green hats indicate a man's
wife is cheating on him, exorcism
- India: Islam
- Ireland: Symbol of the entire
country, religious (Catholics)
- Islam: Perfect faith
- Japan: Life
- Eastern: Eternity, family, health,
prosperity, peace
- Western: Spring, new birth, go,
money, Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas (with red)
- Astrology: Cancer (bright green)
- Feng Shui: Yin, wood, growing energy,
nurturing, balancing, healing, health, calming
- Psychology: Soothing, relaxing
mentally and physically, helps with depression, anxiety and nervousness
- Stained Glass (Dante): Hope, victory
over ignorance, happiness and gaiety, springtime, youth, good humor, and
fun.
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Blue |
- Cherokees: Defeat, trouble.
Represents the North.
- China: Immortality
- Iran: Color of heaven and
spirituality, mourning
- Navajo: Tsoodzil - Turquoise Mountain
- Eastern: Wealth, self-cultivation
- Western: Depression, sadness,
conservative, corporate, "something blue" bridal tradition
- Astrology: Capricorn and Aquarius
(dark blue)
- Feng Shui: Yin, water, calm, love,
healing, relaxing, peace, trust, adventure, exploration
- Psychology: Calming, lowers blood
pressure, decreases respiration
- Stained Glass (Dante): Wisdom of God,
the light of heaven, meditation, enduring loyalty, and eternity.
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Powder Blue or Baby Blue |
- Western: babies, especially male
babies
- Astrology: Virgo
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Purple |
- Thailand: Mourning, widows
- Eastern: Wealth
- Western: Royalty
- Astrology: Gemini, Sagittarius, and
Pisces
- Feng Shui: Yin, spiritual awareness,
physical and mental healing
- Stained Glass (Dante): Justice,
royalty, suffering and mystery. With white it stands for humility and
purity.
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Violet |
- Astrology: Virgo and Libra
- Psychology: Suppresses appetite,
peaceful environment, good for migraines
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White |
- Apache: North - source of snow.
- Cherokee: Peace and happiness.
Represents the South.
- China: Death, mourning
- India: unhappiness
- Japan: White carnation symbolizes
death
- Navajo: Tsisnaasjini' - Dawn or White
Shell Mountain
- Eastern: Funerals, helpful people,
children, marriage, mourning, peace, travel
- Western: Brides, angels, good guys,
hospitals, doctors, peace (white dove)
- Astrology: Aries and Pisces
- Feng Shui: Yang, metal, death,
mourning, spirits, ghosts, poise, confidence
- Roses: Reverence, humility
- Stained Glass (Dante): Serenity,
peace, purity, joy, faith, and innocence.
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Black |
- Apache: West - where the sun sets
- Australian Aboriginals: Color of the
people
- Cherokee: Problems and death.
Represents the West.
- China: Color for young boys
- Navajo: Dibé Nitsaa - Obsidian
Mountain
- Thailand: Bad luck, unhappiness, evil
- Eastern: Career, evil, knowledge,
mourning, pennance
- Western: Funerals, death, Halloween
(with orange), bad guys, rebellion
- Feng Shui: Yin, water, money, income,
career success, emotional protection, power, stability, bruises, evil
- Psychology: self-confidence,
strength, power
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Gray |
- Eastern: Helpers, travel
- Western: Boring, dull, plain, sad
- Feng Shui: Yin, metal, dead, dull,
indefinite
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Silver |
- Western: stylish, money
- Feng Shui: Yin, metal, trust, romance
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Brown |
- Australian Aboriginals: Color of the
land
- Cherokee: Good.
- Western: Wholesome, earthy,
dependable, steadfast, health
- Astrology: Capricorn and Scorpio
(reddish brown)
- Feng Shui: Yang, earth, industry,
grounded
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