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Readers Respond: How Does the Color Yellow Make You Feel?

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From the article: Color Psychology - Yellow
While yellow has different symbolic meanings, individual reactions to the color yellow can vary widely. The following are some of the reactions to the color yellow that readers have shared. Share Your Reactions

Yellow

With each and everyone of my "students" as an anger management manager ( yes they have those) I've noticed they all hate the color yellow and it induces them to unleash their temper. I got a lot of black eyes due to the color of my office!
—Guest anger management manager

I LIke Yellow

The colour yellow is a pleasing colour. It does not help to relax me, but it helps to centre my mind and help me to concentrate my thoughts although sometimes it distracts me and gets me thinking about random things .
—Guest earth wing long boards

Yellow

Yellow is a pleasant color and according to color astrology it's a cool color.
—Guest deepika

Energetic Overload.

Fully saturated yellow is only good for brief exposure, because its stimulating effect is so powerful that it can build up emotional energy quite quickly. I know that I would probably go nuts in a house with LEGO yellow walls. Though it should be noted that a less saturated yellow, such as that found in whipped vegetable spread (faux butter) is mildly pleasing and cheery.
—Guest TheOddStrange

My response to yellow.

I have never had a problem with any colours my life. I have had no traumatic incidents my whole life. I was painting some figurines one day and decided to use this new yellow colour I had recently purchased. All the sudden I became extremely light headed and short of breath, I realized that the longer I stared at this colour the worse I felt. as soon a my eyes looked somewhere else it went away, and as soon as I looked back at it I experienced this discomfort again. I know for a fact that it is the colour because the paint itself is odorless water base. I also have no problem with any of the other colours in that brand name.
—Guest Alex

Yellow

I dislike this colour. Not only does it irk me, however, it also causes minor strain on my vision.
—Guest Nope.avi

Yellow Makes Me Feel...

Some times I love yellow. But my job makes me have prolonged exposure to the color. After a while yellow makes me extremely antsy and full of rage.
—Guest Sinestro

How yellow makes me feel

The color yellow is a very difficult color to describe. I would have to say the feeling it most gives me is alertness and awakened.
—Guest sccrchic

Yellow

I agree that there is a level of aggression and frustration associated with yellow. The walls of my school are all yellow and since the new building opened, more fights have occurred in the hallways where there is the most amount of yellow. Also, some of the classrooms that have yellow in them seen to be associated with more frustrated students.
—Guest Jasmine

Yellow controversy

Some HATE it, others LOVE it. I personally am not sure. It depends on what it is, I guess. Too much yellow is scary...
—Guest Kelli

Yellow makes me feel. . .

Yellow makes me feel Bright (like the sun is in my eyes) and smart. It also makes me feel happy.
—boondacat22202

Love it and hate it

I love yellow houses! They look warm and welcoming to me. But I do not like anything painted yellow indoors. Don't know why. A vase of white daisies with yellow in the middle looks cheerful to me. However I don't like yellow daisies at all.
—Guest ann

Yellow for me

The color yellow makes me feel kind of happy. It is so bright and I think that it resembles hope.
—Guest psychedsue101

Depression

I am a designer and I have found that the most depressed people I have met live in homes with yellow walls! Yellow houses give me a very "bad-omen" feeling for the owners and that I can't qualify or explain!
—Guest amber

A Caution

Yellow makes me feel lost.. like I have to do an action but the circumstances are unknown. I either have concern or a mellow attentive state of mind.
—Guest LIX

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