Facts on Colors

Today I learn that colors are just illusions that are created in our brain.

The way I see a color might be different than you see color.

The way we perceive colors are strongly connected to the language we learn them and the experience attached to them while growing up. An indigenous tribe in Namibia who only has half as much basic vocabulary of colors than the Western world see the color of milk similar to the color of the river. But they can easily distinguish slightly different shades of lime green that we would find difficult to do.

Red literally makes time move slower.

Blue does the exact opposite.

Individual wearing red is more likely to win against his blue opponent. (experiment done on 2004's Olympic taekwondo matches)

The photosensitive ganglion cells in our eyes, responsible in controlling our circadian rhythm by sending signals to our brain to wake us up, are only sensitive to one wavelength of light which is blue. Note to self : find a blue bedside lamp.

Women are more affected by colors than men. "Yes I might have 3 brown cardigans in my closet already but not this shade of brown."

The more powerful or better a woman feels about herself, the more accurate her judgement on something might be (no surprise there, really).