Colors affect our lives greatly. They create our feeling and color of life as well as suggesting our moods. Believe it or not, wearing certain colors can help you get a raise, win an argument, and encourage friends to spill the largest gossip. Colors in your home have the ability to relax you, encourage or discourage conversation, and even get you insomnia. And hues on packaging send subliminal messages that the enclosed product product is healthy, expensive or dangerous.

I wonder if you haven't forgotten me during these summer holidays, I'm still alive Hope you all had a very nice summer, as did I. Now I'm back and I wanted to let you know about on of the juiciest colors - Orange.


Falling asleep at your desk? Pick up an orange – not just to eat, but to look at. The color encourage oxygen intake to the brain to get those creative juices flowing. And since orange also stimulates the appetite and aids in digestion, you’ll want to pop that fruit in your month before long.



Orange is a mixture of a red and yellow, borrowing characteristics from both colors. It has the energy and vitality of red and the happy, friendly qualities of yellow. That makes orange an audacious, energizing color suggesting fun and spontaneity.





Bright orange is a surefire attention getter used effectively by construction workers and crossing guards as a warning. It represents good value as well, making it a favorite for sales signs in store windows. In more muted tones, like the colors of pumpkins and turning leaves, orange is a reminder in autumn and the harvest, with their warm, pleasing associations. Burnt orange and persimmon are also easier on the eye and have a sophisticated appeal that can be both elegant and exotic.




Terra-cottas are especially popular in the packaging of ethnic foods and gourmet products, conveying the feel of travel to foreign places and an assurance of freshness and quality. Intense orange is best used sparingly in home decoration. As one interior designer suggested, think of it as a punctuation mark. When used judiciously, though, orange can be unexpected and luxurious, warming a room like a fire’s glow. This vibrant hue can be used effectively in advertising and product packaging as well, since it creates the optical illusion of bringing objects to the foreground and commands attention even when used in small amounts. Orange also says fresh, healthy, and juicy, making it a favorite for table settings and kitchen accessories. Peach is a particularly pleasing color in the home. It not only radiates warmth and good feelings. Many expensive restaurants paint their walls pale peach for those very reasons, and because the color is also welcoming and appetizing.



In chromatherapy, orange is considered a stimulant for the healing processes, promoting happiness, and enhancing sexual potency. Not surprisingly, it is not recommended for people who are easily agitated.



Historically, orange was used in flags and crests to signify strength, endurance, and success.




Enjoy!



Facts taken from most amazing book about colors - The Complete Color Harmony by Tina Sutton and Bride M. Whelan