Color and children are two inseparable elements. Of infants, children already know the color. Proven, they are more like primary-colored toys such as red, blue and yellow color than the pastels.
Some psychologists as Hemphill in 1996, Lang in 1993, and Mahnke in 1996, is doing research on the relationship of color and emotions of children. The result, they admit that a relationship exists between the colors with emotions of children, although there are some things that still doubtful.
Doubt they are based on the different human cultures on one color. In America, for example, red or encourage aggressive voices. While in China, red symbolizes celebration and luck, and calming effect. However, there is a universal effect that occurs in the world due to the use of color.
Color & Interior
According Anies Alkuratu interior designer, is a color composition of the interior. Very closely linked with emotions of children. Therefore, be careful when choosing colors for children, especially in areas often occupied by children, such as bedrooms, bathroom, playroom and study. Other spaces such as living room, dining room and living room not big enough impact on children.
The preferred colors are bright colors that can be optimized in order to stimulate creativity, encourage a sense of aesthetics, the power of the imagination to strengthen and enhance motor stimulation. Moreover, children also have a positive reaction to the bright colors like pink, blue or red. Any negative response will be given to dark colors like brown, black and gray.
Universal Color Effect
Red: dynamic, lively, stimulating, active, strong, warm, aggressive. If too much, these colors can cause anger, stress, impatience, intimidation, revenge, and the noisy atmosphere. Should, should not be used for baby’s room (less than 1 years).
Yellow: the color caught the eye hard, happy, warm, and energetic. Color is not suitable to be used in the bedrooms of children, especially the yellow is too bright, because it can cause glare and hard to break.
Blue: the color is most comfortable for the eyes, quiet, safe, acceptance, patience. Too much blue can cause cold and make the child as passive. If the blue color, select the color is too pale, so cold is not impressed.
Green: relaxed, calm, natural, calming and seemed shy. Too much green, children will be lazy, so as to neutralize be combined with red or orange.
Orange: confident, friendly, full of joy. Orange in color can make a child’s room is always awake, so they must be combined with other colors. If too much orange can make the room was dark, so it takes much of the incoming light.
Purple: can increase a child’s imagination and creativity. But too much purple can also be an atmosphere of troubled children and cause children to want power.
Lilac: spiritual impressed. Use the lilac in the room of the boys, because it can evoke femininity. In order not to appear bland match with black or silver.
fropm : http://www.umbugjug.com/2010/01/color-and-emotion-children/
