Random trivia | 100 facts about the colors

Colors are the smiles of nature and can actually improve your mood. But how many things do you know about them?

Well we are about to learn more random facts about our favourite colours.

1. Pink is a pale shade red.
2. It is named after a flower.
3. Pink as a word was used as a color name in the late 17th century.
4. According to surveys in Europe and Asia, pink is associated with charm, politeness, feminity, and romance.
5. When pink and white are combined, the combination is associated with innocence.
6. Pink and black though is associated with… seduction!
7. In most European languages pink is called rose or rosa.
8. Its name in these languages is taken by the rose flower.
9. The Japanese language has different words for the pink of cherry blossoms.
10. There is also a specific name for the pink peach blossoms.
11. Recently the word pinku has also become popular in Japanese in order to describe the color.
12. In Japan pink is considered masculine, as it symbolizes the souls of fallen Samurais.
13. A popular animal that is pink is the flamingo.
14. One popular gemstone that is pink is the rhodochrosite.
15. The 3rd Sunday of the advent is said to be pink colored according to Christianity.
16. The Madder roots use to provide us naturally with the color of pink.
17. According to the Solar Thai Calendar pink is associated with the 2nd day of the week!
18. A pink ribbon is a symbol of support for Breast Cancer Awareness.
19. Pink along with the red color is considered to be the color of love, so it is used commonly on Valentine’s Day.
20. This color was used on the walls of some prisons.
21. The reason why this happened was to eliminate the erratic behavior of the inmates.
22. Jaipur is also known as the “Pink City”.
23. Pink was not even known in China until China started interacting with the Western culture,
24. Some people believe that pastries and all kinds of sweets and candies taste better in pink boxes!
25. Pink increases the heart rate and blood pressure of a person.
26. It’s the most given color for sending flowers to someone.
27. Pink is known for relaxing your mind.
28. Pink became a feminine color after Hitler.
29. This happened because the Nazis targeted homosexuals and forced them to wear pink triangles in the concentration camps.
30. Pink was introduced to the fashion industry in 1947 by the fashion designer, Elsa Schiaparelli.
31. Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum.
32. During post-classical and early modern Europe, green was the color commonly associated with wealth, merchants, bankers, and the gentry.
33. Green is the color most commonly associated with nature, life, health, youth, spring, hope, and envy.
34. In the European Union and the United States, green is also sometimes associated with toxicity and poor health.I
35. In China and most of Asia, its associations are very positive, as the symbol of fertility and happiness.
36. Green represents ‘go’ in traffic signals, railway signals, and ship signals.
37. It is known as a safe color worldwide which is why first-aid equipment is often green.
38. Green is the color used for night-vision goggles.
39. This happens because the human eye is most sensitive and able to distinguish the most shades in that color.
40. Green is the national color of Ireland.
41. Green was a sacred color to the Egyptians.
42. It was representing the hope and joy of spring.
43. The floors of the temples were green.
44. Suicides dropped by 34% when London’s Blackfriar Bridge was painted green.
45. Green is the second most popular favorite color, after blue.
46. Green was also George Washington’s favorite color.
47. In some languages, including old Chinese, Thai, old Japanese, and Vietnamese, the same word can mean either blue or green
48. Green is the color of love, associated with Venus.
49. In regards to the directional positioning of the color wheel, the opposite hue of green will be as others have said, red.
50. The color green is often used to indicate something is safe when advertising medical products.
51. Many natural products are promoted as “green” products.
52. According to a survey, too much green can cause people to become placid, lazy, slow, moody, depressed, and lethargic.
53. According to the same survey, too little green can cause feelings of apathy and fear of rejection.
54. The Chicago River is dyed green every year to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
55. There is no green pigment in green eyes, like the color of blue eyes, it is an optical illusion.
56. There is no green pigment in green eyes; like the color of blue eyes, it is an optical illusion.
57. Gambling tables in a casino are traditionally green, and this tradition is said to have started in gambling rooms in Venice in the 16th century.
58. Green was the traditional color worn by hunters in the 19th century.
59. A green belt in karate, taekwondo, and judo symbolize a level of proficiency in the sport.
60. In legends, folk tales and films, fairies, dragons, monsters, and the devil are often shown as green.
61. Blue is one of the three primary colors of pigments in painting and traditional color theory.
62. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light.
63. Most shades of blue contain a slight mixture of other colors.
64. Lapis Lazuli is one of the rarest kinds of blue mineral.
65. In the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance it was so rare, that it was more valuable than gold.
66. The classic clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
67. Blue eyes are explained due to the Tyndall scattering effect.
68. Blue has been used in the U.N. and the E.U. flags because it represents harmony.
69. Surveys in the US and Europe show that blue is the color most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness.
70. The same surveys showed that blue is commonly considered more masculine than other colors such as black.
71. Blue is used by many offices because it encourages creativity.
72. The modern English word blue comes from Middle English bleu or blewe.
73. These words are linked with the Old French word bleu.
74. Blues with a higher frequency and thus a shorter wavelength gradually look more violet.
75. The ones with a lower frequency and a longer wavelength gradually appear greener.
76. Pure blue has a wavelength of 470 nanometres.
77. Isaac Newton included blue as one of the seven colors in his first description of the visible spectrum.
78. Blue is one of the seven colors of the rainbow.
79. Blue is the least used color when we talk about food.
80. Blueberries are the favorite of blue foods.
81. In ancient Rome, blue was worn by the public servants.
82. This was kinda the beginning of the idea for today’s police uniforms.
83. A survey has shown blue to be the best-selling color in women’s sweaters.
84. This is happening because women think that men like it.
85. Its Biblical meaning is grace.
86. In China, though it is normally linked with pain.
87. Blue attracts mosquitos twice as much as any other color.
88. Sick children prefer to be taken care of by people wearing blue
89. Bluebirds can’t see blue.
90. And the only birds which can see the color blue are the owls!
91. Pantone announced classic blue as the color of the year. Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light.
92. It is considered one of the 3 primary colors.
93. The rest of the primary colors are blue and green.
94. The word yellow is originated from the Old English geolu.
95. Yellow can represent light and the sun’s rays as well as lightning.
96. In many countries, yellow has a specific meaning.
97. For instance, in Japan, yellow is the color of courage, whereas, in Egypt, yellow is the color of mourning.
98. In China yellow represents wealth, because it is the color of royalty.
99. In general, yellow is the color of sunshine, hope, and happiness.
100. There is a specific term about different species of fish that have yellow tails or a yellow body. They are called yellowtail.