What's Your Favorite Color?

Aww.. do I have to pick just one? :)

I love the whole fall color palette: yellow, orange, brown, some darker reds. It's one of the reasons Chagall's artwork appeals to me. He maybe uses blue a bit too much sometimes, and brown not enough, but the rest.. nice.

Yesterday I ran across a couple of websites that purport to do personality analysis via color preference. Ha. Funny stuff. Or maybe not so funny.

This first one has you pick a first and second choice. Let's say, just grabbing some colors at random, that your favorite color was.. oh, I don't know.. green, say. Pretty hip and trendy color. Second-favorite color.. ummm.. black. Urbane, utilitarian. With that particular combination, this would be you:

"If your first choice is green: This indicates stability, balance, and persistence, when you start something, you finish it! You are a good citizen, a respectable neighbor, and a concerned parent. You are inclined to be frank, moral, and sensitive to social etiquette. Your reputation is highly important to you, but you do delight in hearing of the scandals of others. You are an affectionate and loyal friend, lover and spouse. If your second choice is black: This indicates that your major drive in life is to avoid being dominated or influenced in your life-style."

Well, then. Not too bad. Sounds like someone who'd be enjoyable. :)

But, better not reverse the two! If you picked black first, and then green, you would be this kind of person:

"If your first choice is black: You are greatly dissatisfied with existing circumstances. You feel pressured by forces beyond your control, and you rebel against accepting things as they are. You want to be master of your own destiny. You carry yourself with dignity. You are inclined to conceal your real personality and emotions from others. You find it difficult to be carefree, but in public you may put forward an image of wit and cleverness. If your second choice is green: This indicates that your major goal is to gain recognition and acceptance of your views as an individual."

Yikes! Sounds a tad on the neurotic side, if you ask me.

So.. where do my favorite colors place me on the spectrum? Well, first off, they don't even list orange so.. pfui on them. I had to go find a second website for that. ;)

But if I had to only choose two colors, they would be yellow and brown, which renders this picture:

"If your first choice is yellow: Yellow indicates a yearning for the new, the modern and an expanding future. You are inclined to be intellectual, idealistic, and highly imaginative. Yellow is the color of the creative and artistic individual. However, you may be rather shy and hesitant with other people, causing you to appear aloof. You are driven by lofty ideas and are more likely to dwell in theory than to take concrete action. If you are a yellow personality, you should take care to avoid overindulgence in fantasy. If your second choice is brown: This indicates that your major drive is for complete security and physical and mental comfort."

Hm. Oh, I suppose. Could be worse, huh?

But I think a second opinion is in order. Given the name of this website, there may be potential for a color bias.. ;) but we'll look at it anyway.

So is the description of someone with the favorite color of green relatively consistent with the former website?

"Green: The color of harmony and balance, Green symbolizes hope, renewal and peace, and is usually liked by the gentle and sincere. Greens are generally frank, community-minded people, fairly sociable but preferring peace at any price. Green people can be too self-effacing, modest and patient, so they may get exploited by others. They are usually refined, civilized and reputable."

Hm. Yeah, maybe.. but what happens if you add black to the mix?

"Black: Dignified and impressive without being showy, Black people want to give the appearance of mystery, but their preference may also indicate a suppression of desires and worldly aims, suggesting hidden depths and inner longings."

Oooh.. mysterious. :) Not exactly consistent, but it still paints an interesting picture of an intriguing person. Okay, then.. we may have a winner here.

All right, let's see how the Fall color palette fares:

"Orange: This color of luxury and pleasure appeals to the flamboyant and fun-loving person who likes a lively social round. Orange people may be inclined to dramatize a bit, and people notice them, but they are generally good-natured and popular. They can be a little fickle and vacillating, but on the whole they try hard to be agreeable. Orange is the color of youth, strength, fearlessness, curiosity and restlessness."

Yeah, I guess that's right. So far, so good. :)

"Yellow: The color of happiness, wisdom and imagination, Yellow is chosen by the mentally adventurous, searching for novelty and self-fulfillment. Yellow usually goes with a sunny and shrewd personality, with a good business head and a strong sense of humor. It is the color of intellectuality and all things to do with the mind. Yellow folks are usually clear and precise thinkers who have a good opinion of their own mental capacities and who have lofty ideals. They may at times tend to shun responsibility, preferring freedom of thought and action."

Okay! This is so close it's starting to get a little creepy, in fact..

"Brown: A Brown person has stamina and patience, tending to be very solid and substantial, conscientious, dependable, steady and conservative. Browns are not impulsive, and may be inarticulate and tactless but they love responsibility and are reliable and kindly. If you chose Brown, watch out for a tendency to be obstinate and inflexible."

Hey! Gee whiz. I knew it was too good to last. :( I guess everybody needs a little balance in life, but.. c'mon now..

Are obstinate and inflexible maybe just other words for persistent? ;) How about inarticulate and tactless? Are they synonyms for something like introversion?

Now why did I just go out and buy that brown v-neck sweater, anyway? Oh well.. at least I wore a yellow t-shirt underneath. Just to offset some of that tactless obstinacy. :P

Maybe I need to focus on red a little more. "Red: The color of strength, health, and vitality, Red is often the color chosen by someone outgoing, aggressive, vigorous and impulsive—or someone who would like to be!" Hey! That's more like it. Except the rest of the description doesn't work at all, so...

All right, all right. Just accept it - you have a little brown in you. Think of it as a base color that you lift to a higher plane with the yellows and oranges. :)



Oh.. did I just hear someone ask: "hey! why didn't you talk about blue? I like blue."

Okay, then, just for you blue lovers out there (you know who you are):

"Blue: Soft, soothing, compassionate and caring, Blue is the color of deliberation and introspection, conservatism and duty. Patient, persevering, conscientious, sensitive and self-controlled, Blues like to be admired for their steady character and wisdom. They are faithful, but are often worriers with somewhat inflexible beliefs and can be too cautious, and suspicious of flamboyant behavior."

Yeah, well, if the color fits, baby..



So, reader, where are you color-wise? Are you... color-wise? :)