Great question. And in fact, psychologists have found that colors very well may influence our mindset and behavior. For example, studies have shown that red colors can help you concentrate and do better on tasks that require attention to detail. And blue colors may enhance your ability to excel at creative work.

 

    That's interesting.But why?Why is red good for detailed work? 

 

    I was getting to that.Psychologists think that we learn to associate colors with various moods and emotions. So, for example, for most people red signals danger and caution. So being in a reddish environment, or seeing red images on your computer screen or whatever, triggers that danger signal in the brain, which makes you more aware and alert. You may not literally feel afraid or in danger, but you’re in a state of greater awareness and attention.

 

    OK.So I'm guessing that blue is similar.And so far as we tend to associate blue with openness and freedom. 

 

    Right.Blue is known to have a calming effect, which is good for free-flowing, creative work. 

 

    But some hues of blue can seem kind of depressing.Do all kinds of blue have the same affect?

 

    No, actually. Some blues are kind of downers, and some bright reds are more upbeat than they are cautionary. In those cases, the effects are reversed. 

 

    But the point is that colors – whatever they may be – affect our behavior.

  

    Right.