23 Ways Color Hacks Our Brains

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The human brain is an absurdly complicated machine. It's constantly receiving, and acting on, a million subtle and not-so-subtle influences. And it's actually fairly amazing how much it's influenced by color. Don't believe it? Try taking a bright-red sleeping pill.

Or consider these examples.

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Pantone 448 C, otherwise known as opaque couche, was voted as the ugliest color to ever exist. YOUR SMOKE HARMS YOUR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS Fo

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You retain more of what you read in environments with vivid colors, even when you don't feel any calmer or more relaxed. SUMMARY illus finitimus and B

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Wear Dark Blue & you are inviting mosquitoes to snack on you! SUCKER Research shows that Mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors, especially blue So i

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Seeing BLUE can boost your creativity. A University of British Columbia study found that people solved creative problems better when those problems we

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If you're a waitress and wants to get higher tips, wean red. Researchers found out that wearing red increases the overall tip of a waitress by up to 2

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RED CRACKEDCON makes men perceive time slower. ll 12 1 I0 2 LASCELLES LONDON 9 3 8 4 RADIO CONTROLLED 7 5 6 Researchers at the Kyoto University discov

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PInK IS THE new ORANGE CRACKEDOOM some PRISONS HAVE FOUND THAT using THE COLOR pInk REDUCED VIOLence ANd AGGReSSION. It's not just from embarassment.

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Blue lights are known for their calming effect. BIUE street lights have shown a decrease in crime rate at their installation sites and are extensively

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If you're an artist, SUrround yourself with the color GREEN. Green has been proven to spark visual creativity. CRACKED COM

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Getting into a diet? The color blue will help you. Blue is the color of mold and is rarely found in naturally-occurring food. You can eat your food fr

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CRACKEDcO Writing in red helps you be more attentive and increases memorization, making it better for notes or proofreading Studies suggest that the c

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BLACK DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO FIND A HOME CRACKED.COM

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GRIOY The combination of red and yellow stimulates hunger. Pa BURGER Hut KING McDonald's Hardee's CHARBROILY Johnny WenDy's Rocketo TACO OLD FASHIONED

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Want to spend less at the car wash? Get a gray or silver car. Silver and gray hide dust and grime very well, making your weekly visit to the car wash

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The color of the flecks in Cheer affected people's perception of the detergent's effectiveness. When Cheer detergent made its debut in the 1950's, i

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Soccer referees go easier on teams wearing black and green uniforms.. TARGOBANK Mi A study of 1530 soccer matches found that referees give better offs

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GRACKEDOOM Your sense of smell is influenced by color! A lab experiment demonstrated that when an odor is inappropriately colored (red lemon, green ch

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Color greatly influences us on how we buy online If a seller wants buyers to look SAMSUNO at the primary features of a product, they use black and whi

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TESEERR ND Before putting your home on the market, you can increase the sale price by painting the walls a light shade of BLUE It can potentially incr

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Your job interview outcome may depend on what color you wear. Hiring Staff relate colors below to the characteristic of : Leadership Team Player Analy

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The color of a politician's tie can manipulate our perception of them. Decisive & Intelligent & Powerful Trustworthy GRACK

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CRAOE The color of your mug can dictate the way your coffee tastes. Researchers investigated the impact that different colored mugs had on people's pe

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DISNEY CRACKED.COM Imagineers use a color they call Go Away Green for things in their parks they want to hide in plain sight: Buildings Speakers And