Lichen’s beauty

The lichen’s beauty is in the many different colors it can exhibit from rock to rock. “When you take photos the lichen almost looks like flowers,” Dininger said. “The lichen pulls different minerals out of the rock and that is how they get their color, pink, lavender, orange, yellow, green and even black,” she said. [...] Read more »

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“Little Miss Sunshine” Yellow

I finally made time to see “Little Miss Sunshine” last night and after all the hype, I expected to see a movie that played up the color yellow. What I didn’t expect to see was how color is masterfully used throughout this film. The main color palette of yellow/beige, aqua/blue, and red is set early [...] Read more »

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Color Trends: Contemporary Yellow

A soft yellow can quietly replace white or off-white walls in most decorating schemes and the addition of this sunny hue immediately creates warmth and ambiance in a room that may previously have lacked personality. In cozy shades of straw, butter, and light gold, yellow blends easily with this season’s smoky grays, sensual browns, and [...] Read more »

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Take The True Value Color Quiz

UPDATE: I appears True Value has replaced this quiz with a “Set The Mood With C olor” quiz. I love to take color quizzes, so when I was on the True Value website, I couldn’t resist. The results of their color quiz for me are shown below and are quite accurate…or at least, I like [...] Read more »

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A Glimpse Into the Psychology of Color

Our reaction to color is almost instantaneous and has a profound impact on the choices we make everyday. Our general responses to colors are based on research, historical significance of color, and word association studies. Different cultures react to colors differently, and I wrote a brief overview focuses on the responses of people in the [...] Read more »

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