Like it or not, colour theorists have assigned certain colours to human emotions. For instance, red is often used in North America to symbolize ’stop’ or danger, as with a warning light. At the same time red symbolizes love, as with Valentine’s day. A person not familiar with the cultural coding of red in North America could possible confuse the symbolism of red and mistake a red Valentine’s day heart for a warning. Often they believed that seeing these colors caused particular emotions. Others even created tests they claimed would determine the personality of the person.

According to Wikipedia, red can symbolize passion, strength, energy, fire, love, sex, excitement, women, speed, heat, arrogance, ambition, leadership, masculinity, power and the list goes on. So when deciding on the colour of your home decor, wall colour or furniture, it’s important to learn about how colour can influence our human emotions. Surely you like to stay calm in the house and feel anxious all the time.