Thursday, May 05, 2005

Symbolism of Colors

How about the symbolism of colors? In Germany, green is the color of hope,
in the U.S. one is "green with envy."

In some cultures, black symbolizes mourning while in other cultures white is
the color of mourning.

Let me summarize the German color meanings/perceptions:

White - pure, good
Black - bad, death, mourning
Red - love
Green - hope
Yellow - Jealousy
Blue as in "blau machen" = "make blue" is to cut class or not go to work
Beige is not considered a neutral color - it belongs to the brown tones