What's Your Colour Personality?

What's Your Colour Personality?

Colour preferences reveal your hidden characteristics

From red roses and yellow daffodils to the turquoise-blue sea and the emerald green grass, you are surrounded by vivid colours, bringing your world to life. But did you know - your favourite colour could reveal interesting insights into your personality? Imagine a rainbow of colour in the sky. Which shade is your favourite? Don't think about it for too long. Decide quickly which colour you feel most drawn to for its own sake. This is not necessarily the colour you'd often wear, or one you'd paint your bedroom with - but the colour which appeals to you the most. Go with your instinct or intuition.

According to colour psychologists, your choice of shade can reveal your mood and even give insights into your character traits. If there's more than one colour you are drawn to - look at the meaning for them both. Also, if you strongly dislike a particular colour, look at the description for that shade, too, as this can show you personal weaknesses or areas of your life where you feel vulnerable.

Have you always loved the colour you've chosen as your favourite, or has your preference changed over time? It's actually very normal for your colour preference to change as you move through life. This is because your needs and personality is changing and evolving - so the colour you choose shifts to reflect your changing desires and circumstances.

Your Colour Code

Take a look at the list below to find out what your favourite colour reveals about you. Then look at the description for other colours, pay attention to the colours that describe personality traits you'd like to develop. Use these colours in your everyday life to develop the positive traits associated with the colour.

*Red

You are an extrovert with a big appetite for life and all its pleasures. You love variety in all aspects of your life. You are opinionated and not afraid to share them. You can be aggressive and impulsive. You are emotional and your feelings switch from high to low quite frequently.

*Orange

You are a social butterfly with a talent for keeping the conversation flowing. You love to spend time with friends and family - and other people love your pleasant, easy-going nature. Not one for grand passions, you prefer to keep romance light and affectionate.

*Yellow

You are an idealist, who wants to change the world - or perhaps just your corner of the world. You're a deep thinker who is able to analyse a problem from all sides to find a solution. Expressing your individuality is important to you. Sometimes you lack energy.

*Green

Finding a partner to share your life is very important to you. You crave a stable, loving relationship. You are balanced in your views but you dislike big changes in life. Having a respectable place - job, family - in society is important to you.

*Blue

A sophisticated person who enjoys the finer things in life - good food, wine, clothes. But deep down you want to discover your spiritual side. To the world you look attractive, poised and successful, but inside you feel a sense of tension and stress. Release your attachment to material things and you'll find the peace you're seeking.

*Purple

A highly spiritual person, you want to save the world. You have a well developed intuition which you often rely upon. You feel a strong link to the natural world and can grasp complex spiritual ideas. If you connect with a similar soul, you have the potential to be together for life.

*Pink

You are highly sociable and always the centre of attention in your friendship group. You crave romance and are always looking for love and affection from romantic partners, friends and family. You have a soft side but you are also more than capable of standing firm.

*Brown

Laidback and relaxed, you like to have a simple life, free from emotional drama. You don't crave material things or fret over what you don't have - consequently you are usually a happy soul. You have a tendency to shut out unpleasant emotions or events rather than dealing with them.

*Black

You favour a classic and sophisticated style in all aspects of your life. A complicated person, you often feel insecure so you seek to cover this by always being in control. You sometimes feel powerless in your personal life, so you crave power in your professional life.

*White

Independent and self assured, you know what you want and how to get it. You want your achievements to be yours alone as you don't like relying upon others. You crave purity and simplicity in life.