Thursday, September 4, 2014

Color Meaning in Marketing

Colors are important in marketing because each color provides feelings in the audience, even if they are not aware of it. If you own a barbeque restaurant and use blue in the logo, people will immediately think 'cool' which I not what you want to indicate in that kind of establishment. It would be better to use warm colors like red, orange, and yellow.

Red:
 -energy
 -strength
 -passion
 -intensity

Green:
 -growth
 -harmony
 -fertility
 -money


Blue:
-deep thoughts
-loyalty
-intelligence
-heaven

Black:
 -formality
 -mystery
 -negativity
 -prestigious

White:
 -innocence
 -perfection
 -cleanliness
 -positivity

Purple:
 -balance
 -royalty
 -nobility
 -luxury
 -ambition
 -wealth
 -extravagance


Yellow:
 -cheer
 -cowardice
 -unstable
 -spontaneous
 -freshness

Orange:
 -tropical
 -happiness
 -attraction
 -stimulation

Brown:
-responsibility
-trustworthy
-agriculture
-constant

My sources:
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-black.html
http://www.colormatters.com/yellow
http://crystal-cure.com/color-meanings.html

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