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What's your favorite color?
The answer to this question might reveal more than you think! Are you a big fan of red? You're likely an intense and assertive person with a deep desire to be seen. Fond of Yellow? Your naturally bright, positive, and youthful spirit makes the world go round!
Art Therapist Innae Julia Kim told The Pioneer Woman that colors are more than just preferences; they give a distinct insight into individual expression and personality.
"While color preferences may not definitively unveil personality traits, we can gain insight into an individual's expression by deferring to universal archetypes from nature and cultural history to understand a color's meaning," Kim explained.
If this is the case, then a change in your favorite color might reflect a change within yourself, and this choice could tell others more about you than you've previously realized.
Red:
This color is "often associated with words like 'passion,' 'romance,' 'anger,' and 'aggression.'" People who love red "identify with wanting to be seen, attracting attention, boldness, assertiveness, and intensity."
Orange:
This color "tends to be associated with things like vitality, energy, warmth, and comfort." People who love orange "may be considered outgoing, warm, fun, inviting and cheerful."
Yellow:
This color is "often related to words such as "energetic, happy, warm, cheerful, and bright." People who love yellow "may identify with traits such as youthfulness, brightness, positivity, and being noticed."
Green:
Green is "the color of spring, renewal, and re-birth" and is associated with prosperity. People who love this color "may identify closely with things of nature, growth, and vitality."
Blue:
This color is associated with the sky and the ocean and can be simultaneously tranquil and sad. People who love blue "may appreciate qualities such as coolness, calmness, and loyalty."
Purple:
This color is associated with wealth, importance, "creativity, and magic." People who love purple "identify with characteristics such as sophistication, elegance, poshness, or uniqueness."
Pink:
This color is "associated with words like 'tenderness,' 'romance,' and 'softness.'" People who love pink exude "love, affection, innocence, femininity, and sweetness."
White:
This color represents "purity, goodness, angelic, hope, divinity, innocence, and peace." People who love white "may identify with qualities such as cleanliness, minimalism, peace, positivity, elegance, and order."
Check out The Pioneer Woman for a deeper analysis of what your favorite color says about your personality.