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Why Are Red, White, and Pink the Colors of Valentine’s Day?

Whether it’s selecting paper valentines for a child’s class or spending the evening with someone special, Valentine’s Day is a celebratory day for many. For weeks before, shelves of stores are decorated in red, white, and pink. But why were these three colors selected as the colors symbolizing Valentine’s Day? Here, we’ll dig into the […]

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Why Are Orange and Black the Colors of Halloween?

Many people associate black and orange with witches, ghouls, and vampires, but have you wondered why this is the case? You may see why black makes the cut as a Halloween color. Bad people in horror films often wear black, and many creepy things happen at night in stories. But who would consider orange a

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What Does Hue, Value and Chroma Mean in Color Theory?

If you’re wondering what hue, value and chroma means and how you work with these three aspects of color, this post will answer all your questions. But first, we need to take a look at why color is so important to us. Color can make all the difference in the world when it comes to

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38 Funny, Silly, and Weird Color Names You May Never Have Heard Of

Everyone knows the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue, as well as the colors you can make with them, such as orange, green, and purple. Most people also know more interesting or unusual colors like forest green, indigo, burnt orange, or fuchsia. But there are thousands of possibilities, some of which have weird, funny,

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Do Certain Car Colors Get Pulled Over More Often for Speeding?

Color’s an indisputably important part of life. Most of us start using color as a way to influence the world from the moment we wake up. When we pick various articles of clothing it’s usually in an attempt to make an emotional statement with their aesthetics. Likewise we accessorize with jewelry, timepieces, makeup and even

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What Is the Safest Color for a Car and Which One Has the Most Accidents?

Imagine this scenario. You get a brand new car, the color you’ve always wanted. You finally get the opportunity to take your new car out on the road for the first time. Unfortunately, a driver coming from the opposite direction doesn’t see you in time and hits your new car. This is something of a

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How the Paint Colors That Grace Your Walls Get Their Names

What a dull world it would be if we only had black and white paint colors to decorate our walls with. Luckily, that is far from the case. This post will go through how colors, and specifically paint colors, have evolved through time. We will also take a closer look at how paint color names

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What Are Universal Colors and Do They Really Suit Everyone?

By definition, universal colors are colors that can be worn equally well by anyone. However, that may not necessarily hold water for every individual. Despite the definition of universal colors, it only stands to reason that some colors look better on certain individuals than others. This is largely because each person has a certain amount

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The History and Origin of Colors: Where Did Each Color Come From?

Color occupies a unique place in the average person’s worldview. On one hand, color is intrinsically subjective. We all experience different emotions when we look at various colors. But on the other hand, color is inherently tied to physics and mathematics. Every color occupies a specific numerical wavelength. We also have a third, less commonly

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What Is the Symbolic Significance of a Colorful Sunrise or Sunset?

There is little doubt that even across the boundaries of religion, nationality, and language, the magic of sunrise and sunset can be enjoyed equally by everyone. It should come as no surprise that a great deal of symbolism is involved in both the rising and setting of the sun, not to mention the colors splashed

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