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Dominant Color Group: Neutral (59%)
Neutral colors: black, white, grey, brown
Temperature: 65% Cool Colors
Cool colors are violet-red, violet, blue-violet, blue, blue-green, green
Cool colors tend to evoke a more tranquil mood of calm and relaxation. They seem to fall back, or recede, from the viewer in comparison to warm colors.
Color Schemes
Complimentary
If you've picked a dominant color and you're looking to create contrast, pick a color directly across the wheel for a complementary scheme. The two colors will intensify each other for a lively, vibrant scheme.
Analogous
A group of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common color, with one being the dominant color, which tends to be a primary or secondary color, and a tertiary. Also called Dominance Harmony.
Color Psychology
Brown Psychology
Positive: down-to-earth, wholesome, practical, approachable, friendly, stable, structured, supportive, comforting, reliable, protective, strength, quietly confident, sensual, sensitive, warm, reassured, honest, sincere, quality
Negative: dull, boring, frugal, materialistic, lack of humor, lack of sophistication, predictable, cheap and stingy
Eastern: earth, mourning
Grey Psychology
Positive: reliable, conservative, dignified, neutral, impartial, professional, mature, intelligent, classic, solid, stable, calming, subdued, reserved, elegant, formal and dependable
Negative: indecisive, non-emotional, indifferent, boring, sad, depressed, lifeless, lonely, isolated
Blue Green Psychology
A tertiary color created by the combination of blue and green.
Positive: communication, clarity of thought, balance and harmony, idealism, calmness, creativity, compassion, healing and self-sufficiency
Negative: boastfulness, secrecy, unreliability and reticence, fence-sitting, aloofness, deception and off-handedness
Green Psychology
Positive: growth and vitality, renewal and restoration, self-reliance, reliability and dependability, being tactful, emotionally balanced and calm, nature lover and family oriented, practical and down to earth, sympathetic, compassionate and nurturing, generous, kind and loyal with a high moral sense, adaptable, encourages 'social joining' of clubs and other groups, a need to belong.
Negative: being possessive and materialistic, indifferent and over-cautious, envious, selfish, greedy and miserly, devious with money, inconsiderate, inexperienced, a hypochondriac and a do-gooder.
Studies suggest that green labels increase perceived healthfulness, especially among consumers who place high importance on healthy eating. Source
Easy, calm - used to relax people
Eastern: birth, hope, new beginnings, youth, immortality, fertility
Middle East: Islam, strength, luck, fertility, prestige
Africa: corruption
South America: death
Red Psychology
Positive: action, energy and speed, attention-getting, assertive and confident, energizing, stimulating, exciting, powerful, passionate, stimulating and driven, courageous and strong, spontaneous and determined
Negative: aggressive and domineering, over-bearing, tiring, angry and quick-tempered, ruthless, fearful and intolerant, rebellious and obstinate, resentful, violent and brutal.
The color red causes people to react with greater speed and force. source
Viewing red prior to a strength test inhibits motor output. source
One study discovered that participants showed more cautious behavior in a web-based game when the focal stimuli were colored red (versus blue). These findings demonstrate that variations in the color design of a computerized environment affect risk taking: Red color leads to more conservative choices and behaviors. Source
The color red distorts time perception in men, but not women. source
Research has shown that with some nonhuman primates, red is associated with greater sexual attractiveness of females, and recent studies found that a woman with red clothes increases attraction behavior in men. source
Eastern: luck, prosperity, happiness, long life, fertility, power
Some Africa: mourning
Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio, or Fibonacci Sequence, describes the perfectly symmetrical relationship between two proportions. Although not always used consciously in design, our brain subconsciously perceives structures following this formula as more intuitive or more attractive.