Do you find any similarities or differences in the colors listed below? First, categorize the following 12 colors into groups, and state the rationale of your categorization.

Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, White, Yellow

Category 1: brown, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow

Rationale: warm colors

Category 2: blue, green, purple, violet

Rationale: cool colors

Category 3: black, gray, white

Rationale: pigments

Write emotion words which you will associate with each of the following colors.

1. Black: neutrality                                 7. Pink: annoyance, mild irritation

2. Blue: happiness, calm, healing                       8. Purple: happiness

3. Brown: disgust                               9. Red: “good” anger i.e. passion to end injustice

4. Gray: sadness, anhedonia                                10. Violet: energy, happiness

5. Green: neutral, peace, reassurance                            11. White: contempt

6. Orange: surprise                          12. Yellow: fear, “bad” anger

Did you find any association between your categorization in (1) and the results of (2)?

I seem to associate cool colors with positive emotions and warm colors with negative emotions.