what color should i paint my walls for a more relaxing mood?

Question

i want to paint my room. im getting ready to start college around august so i know im going to spend alot of my time studying in my room. i know that there are certain colors that affects your mood, so wat color should i paint my room to have a more relaxing mood for studying?

Answer 1

The most relaxing colors are generally believed to be cool shades such as green and blue. Designers, psychologists, feng shui experts, and advertisers all agree that blues and greens make us feel calm, balanced, and less emotional. They use these hues, especially a sage green, in hospitals, test centers, and television stations to ease nerves and attenuate harsh emotions.

Answer 2

I actually did a research paper on how color affects mood and behavior. Greens are good for calming. That's why before people go on TV they sit in a green room to relax. Blues are also good. Just don't go too light or too dark in either colors primarily for the fact that the paler you go the uglier they color gets and the darker you go the smaller the room feels. No reds, they cause aggression and I don't think that will help with studying. Yellows can make people feel stressed if it is too bright. Hope this at least gives you an idea as to which color zone you want.

Answer 3

The most relaxing colors are generally believed to be cool shades such as green and blue. Designers, psychologists, feng shui experts, and advertisers all agree that blues and greens make us feel calm, balanced, and less emotional. They use these hues, especially a sage green, in hospitals, test centers, and television stations to ease nerves and attenuate harsh emotions. Whether this reaction has to do with the effect of wavelengths on brain chemistry, linguistic associations, cultural meanings, or coincidence, has yet to be fully determined.

Interior designers note that colors depend on trendy preferences, yet people consistently describe rooms painted blue and green as relaxing and harmonious. Although this provides anecdotal evidence, decorators have attempted to garner respect with backing from some scientific studies. Architects and painters use colors from the cool part of the spectrum like blues and greens on walls and ceilings in bedrooms and bathrooms where people like feeling peaceful.

Driving down any highway in the United States, you'll notice that every sign noting an exit or interchange is comprised of reflective white letters on a chalky, dark green background. Civil engineers determined that a driver's eyes don't get as tired looking at print on a green field, yet the colors provide enough contrast for easy character recognition. Another place we see green used is in the "green room" of theaters or television studios because nervous performers are quieted by the color. This is also the reason surgeons wear green scrubs. Hospital waiting rooms, psychiatric wards, and prison cells often paint their walls green for the same effect.

Scientific researchers in neurology, psychology, and ophthalmology actually have found some preliminary evidence that the relaxing effects of green do not solely depend on cultural associations with leaves or meadows. Our eye perceives color using tiny sensors called cones. Certain cones are sensitive to red or green or blue light. However, overall they are the most sensitive to wavelengths at 510 nm, which translates to green light. Researchers hypothesize that this sensitivity to green objects might affect hormonal production or the circulation of neurotransmitters that in turn influence mood.

Chromotherapy goes back to ancient Chinese and Egyptian practices of using different colors to heal medical problems. Recent studies have shown that when exposed to green colored paper or placed in a green room, a person's heart rate drops, blood pressure lowers, and muscles relax, while hot colors like red or orange cause these values to rise. There is some scientific backing, after all, to the idea that green is the most relaxing color.

Answer 4

I am a massage therapist so i know a bit on this and the lighter blues and greens are nice for relaxing along with your cream collors you dont want it to dark colors because they tend to be busy colors and some aromatherapy wouldnt hurt as well lavender and chamomile are great scents for relaxing but may relax you to much so do your studying before useing the aromatherapy then as you need to unwind from the events of your day and allow your brain to relax and get ready to sleep as well the lavendar and chamomile is great. Good Luck in college

Answer 5

Do paint your room with sky blue. It is cool and pleasing to the eyes. Besides, blue is a masculine color. Repainting your room is not enough so as to have a more relaxing mood for studying. I hope you don't mind. Kindly request for plants to be put inside your room, too. Plants will supply you with enough oxygen while studying.
Have a nice day :)

Ketz

Answer 6

I have a neutral color on my wall. I used contact paper on the lower portion of my bedroom window (like a dorm room), it is brushed metal looking. Then I use a different color bulb for reflection, and depending on my mood, I can just change the bulb. My favorite is Amber. Try lighting techniques against a warm color. You can take the lamps, and bulbs with you. The paint on the wall, you leave. Which do you want to invest in? My porch bulb was too bright so my neighbor kept unscrewing it. I caught him, walking past my window in the rain. Next day, I put in a Red one for fun. Hehe Then switched to permanent blue....

Answer 7

The use of color is also something very personal. It stimulates our senses, power our mood, and helps create a particular ambiance. How we respond to an individual color depends on our nature, extroverts tend to feel happy with bold colors, while introverts prefer more passive colors.

Answer 8

My little bro's room is a deep navy blue and I find it very soothing. Any kind of warm colors are good, burnt oranges, deep blues. You don't want anything too cool and bright like whites and yellows and you don't want something really distracting like greens and reds. My bro's room is the blue on 3 walls and orange on one - it looks really good. He wanted to do the whole thing orange - it's his fav color, but mom wouldnt' let him! lol

Answer 9

Sea Foam Green.

Answer 10

Be careful on the yellows and beiges. My mom and I sifted through a ton, but all seemed to look like nicotine stains. I LOVE coconut milk. It's a nice pale yellow, but also bright and cheery. Glidden makes it.