Color Symbolism Chart by Culture
Understand the Meanings of Color in Various Cultures Around the World
The cultural basis for color symbolism can be very powerful, and if you don't understand what you're saying with your colors, you can make big mistakes.
Non-verbal communication is defined as the process of communication by means of sending and receiving wordless messages.
Research on color psychology has demonstrated that different colors have the probability to invoke different moods as nonverbal language.
Learn about what colors mean in various cultures and traditions and get help choosing color for meaning and color coordination.
what do colors mean in different cultures?
Red
China: Good luck, celebration, summoning
Cherokees: Success, triumph
India: Purity
South Africa: Color of mourning
Russia: Bolsheviks and Communism
Eastern: Worn by brides
Western: Excitement, danger, love, passion, stop, Christmas (with green)
Orange
Ireland: Religious (Protestants)
Western: Halloween (with black), creativity, autumn
Yellow
China: Nourishing
Egypt: Color of mourning
Japan: Courage
India: Merchants
Western: Hope, hazards, coward
Green
China: Green hats indicate a man's wife is cheating on him, exorcism
India: Islam
Ireland: Symbol of the entire country
Western: Spring, new birth, go, Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas (with red)
Blue
Cherokees: Defeat, trouble
Iran: Color of heaven and spirituality
Western: Depression, sadness, conservative, corporate, "something blue" bridal tradition
Purple
Thailand: Color of mourning (widows)
Western: Royalty
White
Japan: White carnation symbolizes death
Eastern: Funerals
Western: Brides, angels, good guys, hospitals, doctors, peace (white dove)
Black
China: Color for young boys
Western: Funerals, death, Halloween (with orange), bad guys, rebellion
What dose black means in the culture of China ?
Reference :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PNy1CvGU7Q
Hey samar,
ReplyDeleteI thought that your presentation was very interesting...
I think that we've all seen before the difference in colors that are used in different occasions between different cultures . But we've never noticed how each color symbolizes each culture ;)
Thanks for making it clear
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Hi samar.
ReplyDeleteI loved your presentation alot. the topic was very interesting and funny. It is nice to know what each color means in each culture. Also, i liked the power point.
Al-jowhara Al-dehani.
i really liked the topic and i'm interested to know what each colour mean in countries..
ReplyDeleteWe can see that colours really express our feeling so what is common in most of the countries that the colour
Black : is for sadness
Red : is for love
white : is life
also in the flowers we can see that people use it to express feeling.
Shurooq Al-Isa
hey.. i really like this subject because its amazing how one thing in a certain culture could mean a totally opposite thing in another culture such as colors as you mentioned. i find this subject very interesting and useful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your effort!
Sara Bassam
I guess anyone considering traveling to new unfamiliar countries in the future must conduct sufficient research about the cultural aspects of the place, it would be awful if on such visits one would cause offense to the residents, and it would be awful to go through all the trouble of reaching your destination and then end up embarrassing yourself!! loved the post thank you.
ReplyDeleteI would like to add something that just crossed my mind
ReplyDeletewithin the same culture these colors do shift their meaning across time , for example, in countries such as Japan it was customary for people to attend the funeral wearing the customary white cloths, however, after world war two ended there were some that converted to different sects of Christianity, these Japanese people attend funerals of other Christians wearing black, so their point of view of the colors black and white do differ within the same place, both black and white are used now depending on the faith and beliefs of the deceased .