Isaac Newton used a prism to turn white light into a rainbow<\/a> and identified seven colors. He felt the last color, indigo, was a recurrence of the first color, red and decided to arrange the colors in a circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n7. Red is the first color a baby sees.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Red has the longest wavelength of the colors and scientists speculate this makes it easier to process in developing receptors and nerves in a baby\u2019s eye. This definitely helps explain every baby\u2019s love of Elmo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Color has a big impact on a first impression.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n 62 \u2013 90% of a first impression is based on how someone is recognizing color in the situation. For those who want to make a strong first impression, avoid neutrals. Heading out on a first date? Add a pop of bright color to be more memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. People are more likely to forget something when it’s in black and white.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n A black and white movie, or photograph is often not as easy to recall as a color image. Scientists believe this may be because color has a stronger appeal to the sense and as a result makes a more lasting impression on the memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Wearing black makes you appear more powerful.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The power suit, the little black dress, graduation gowns, and judge\u2019s robes; wearing black comes with a gravitas perceived as powerful. Going on a job interview or into a meeting to ask for a raise? Wear that black outfit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next time you\u2019re walking outside, meeting with friends, or shopping for a new item in your home, think about how your perception of color is influencing your mood or decisions. Do you notice any of these fun facts about color out in the wild? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you interested in color and color trends<\/a>? Subscribe to our trendletter<\/a> and have trends delivered right to your inbox each month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Color can be both amazing and complicated, but how exactly does it work? At its most simple, different wavelengths are reflecting off an object and back to our eyes, where they hit the eye\u2019s retina. Yet, this simple reflection of wavelengths has an effect on people that is far from simple. Color can change a […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1652],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n10 Fun Facts About Color - Design Pool<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n