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Does your anger burn fiery red?

When you're sad, do you say that you're feeling blue?

Have you ever felt green with envy or purple with rage?

English speakers are familiar with these color metaphors, all of which rely on linking color with emotion.

But where do those links come from?

Are they universal or do different cultures have different color emotion associations?

And can colors actually make you feel calm or sad or angry?

Will painting the walls of your house blue help you feel calmer at home?

Is there a reason that so many hospitals seem to be painted a particular shade of green?

And is there any relationship to the notion that green is associated with feeling

sick to your stomach? Color psychologists are studying questions like these and others too.

For instance, do people's favorite colors tell us anything about their personality? Are there

universal favorite colors? Are there gender differences in how people experience or describe color? Why do we

associate pink with girls and blue with boys? And more broadly, how does color affect human

cognition and emotion? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the

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