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The Power of Color – Part 4
By LaRene | June 3, 2008
I apologize for the wait of the power of colors series. We are going to talk about the color pink. Some people think the color pink is a form of red. In a way, they are right. Yet, pink has elements within it that is totally different than red. The color pink is soothing and calming while red causes the opposite effect. As you read what is in Leslie’s article, you will see for yourself.
PINK THE PACIFIER
Pink is restful: it can even convey a purity that makes people reluctant to desecrate it. In a study done by graduate students at Texas Wesleyan College, Fort Worth, children kept in different- colored corrals were given a variety of playthings, including paints and crayons. The children eagerly decorated all the corral walls except the pink ones, which remained virtually spotless. When the researchers regrouped the children to see if these youngsters who painted the most graffiti would have differently in another group, the results were confirmed: Pink walls effectively kept off graffiti.
A study of 153 men at the U. S. Naval Correctional Center showed that a particular shade known as Baker-Miller pink can curb aggressive tendencies and actually reduces physical strength. When prisons began using Baker-Miller pink, some were able to lower the number of guards on duty. At latest count, says Schauss, more than 1400 hospitals and correctional institutions in America are using pink for its tranquilizing effects.
“The calming effect of pink begins in about two and half seconds,” says Schauss. “It is noticeable in ten to fifteen minutes. In forty-five minutes, it is fully realized. The younger you are, the faster it works on you.”
And like any drug-type reaction, pink responses can get out of hand. For example, pink walls should not be used on psychotics, Schauss says. The pink color relaxes psychotics outwardly, but their minds remain disturbed. This creates a dissonance, which disturbs them, still further.
In other studies, the color pink was found to animate intelligence and respect. The color peach has a different effect on us. People add gold to the color pink to create peach. The gold removes the calming effect of pink. Research has shown gold or yellow stimulates someone to action. If you add it to pink, then you have altered the emotional effect. You have toned down the yellow by adding a calming color and there is nothing wrong with it.
To understand the difference between the two colors is known to be hard. If you want to know the difference between pink and peach, you can use gold and silver. I like to wear a gold and silver ring on different hands. This way, when I happen to see a piece of clothing in a store, the rings help me see if gold is mixed in with the pink.
I place the two rings on the color. If gold jumps out to me, then I know there is no gold within the color pink. If my silver ring jumps out to me, then I know someone has added gold to the color.
Sometimes, your eye jumps back and forth trying to land on a ring. When this happens, it means there is gold in the color pink, but not enough to make it a true peach. You might find it interesting to test it yourself. The color pink is a powerful color and it helps to understand it.
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