What colour is the number 5 ?

Question

See, I think it is blue and my 6 year old son thinks it yellow. I have told him that 5 cannot be yellow as 2 is yellow. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Unless you're talking about paint by numbers... or a child's number game.... I thought everyone experienced this until I discovered it was a condition called Synesthesia meaning sensation.... a phenomenon where senses are coupled. "Two or more of the five senses that are normally experienced separately are involuntarily and automatically joined together. Some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words. Others experience tastes, smells, shapes or touches in almost any combination. These sensations are automatic and cannot be turned on or off. Synaesthesia isn’t a disease or illness and is not at all harmful. In fact, the vast majority of synaesthetes couldn’t imagine life without it." Some people see numbers in color! It's wonderful and special :)

Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
http://www.uksynaesthesia.com/whatis.html

Answer 2

It's not standard and varies depending on the kit. For example in the one I have 5 is green and 24 is yellow. Look on the box at the completed picture and compare it with the canvas.

Answer 3

Hmmm, well I've always thought of the number five as RED.
And I thought 4 was more a blue...but that's the problem with this question, everyone's going to have different opinions!
:)

Answer 4

Oh MY God !!! I know what you mean i see things with colours 5 is red

Answer 5

Huh?

How can numbers be any colour?

You talking about painting by numbers????

Answer 6

I think it depends on the dosage of LSD that one is on.

Answer 7

green.

Answer 8

fire engine red.