When someone asks “What’s your favorite color?”, the question just seems nonsensical to me. Why would anyone actually prefer one color over another? I know people DO, but it makes no sense to me. I can understand that some people do because they, say, think it goes better with their skin tone, or something else.
When asked, I usually say that I wear more blue, so I guess blue must be it. But I really have no preference for blue over other colors.
So is this common, or a symptom of some deep neurological deficit? Anyone else feel this way?
What common things / preferences make no sense to you?
Me too, thought I was the only one. I say blue because it’s a nice color, but it’s not like it’s my favorite really; I just say it because I feel obligated to give an answer.
I believe there’s some scientific evidence that colors do produce physiological and psychological effects on people.
It might have been new-age woo, I suppose, but years ago I had a parole officer tell me that her clients were much calmer and less agitated once she had the walls of the intake room they were first put in painted a muted pink, as opposed to the previous color scheme.
If people can passionately like and heartily dislike a wide range of foods (presumably because of physiological differences in taste buds and olfactory glands), I don’t see why the same couldn’t be true of colors.
I like blues and greens, but prefer deep ones to brighter or pastel ones. My mom’s favorite color is yellow; my grandmother’s was lavender. So much for heredity!
When somebody asks me my favorite color my answer is for what?
It depends on if I am going to eat it, drive it, wear it, or paint my walls with it. I don’t like orange or purple, yet my favorite flowers are tiger lilies and lilacs. I like blues and greens as long as they are clear colors, but yellow is pretty and so is lavender. Pinks. oranges, reds don’t appeal to me until I see a beautiful sunset.
I’m fond of earth tones. But ten or twelve years ago, my work wife opined that I look best in blue; she had, improbably, sussed out my 20-day dress shirt rotation and told me I should put an extra blue day in each week. My wife also prefers me in blue, so I am forced to consider the possibility that they are right and I am wrong about how I should dress.
I feel that way about most things - color, food, music, etc. I like what I like, but don’t have an ultimate favorite of anything. Almost everything has millions of shades or variations, I can’t possibly settle on one.
I favor the whole spectrum from Deep violet through the bluer greens. My absolute favorite is periwinkle except when it’s indigo. I can’t explain why to you, I can only say that when I se that color, I feel happy.
Likewise I greatly dislike orange. That may be to do with early associations and the political leanings of my Grandfather and Great-Grandfather, but I really doubt it. I think I just have an inborn preference for “cool” colors, and rather dislike the “warm” ones.
I hate “what’s your favorite movie/band/etc.” more. You want me to choose just one? Or even three? right now? The answer is supposed to be representative, but someday I’ll say “A Serbian Film” or something to shut them up.
I just was thinking of this question earlier today, actually. I might answer “fulgin.” That will make most people
I wouldn’t call Hooker’s green bright. It’s actually pretty dark.
A lot of the replies are from people saying what they’re favorite color is, or how it changes for different things, etc.
To me, though, the whole question seems nonsensical. If I hadn’t heard other people ask it before, it would never occur to me that “it’s a thing”. I would never ask it of anyone else without having heard so many other people ask it.
Are there other people who think about it this way (other than madmonk28)?
We generally like the things we find more beautiful, right? Some colors are just more beautiful to me than others. Context factors into this too, but there are certain colors and color combos that I just really like…
I remember, when I was a kid, finding the sea green Crayola crayon incredibly beautiful. I liked that one best. (Now I kind of wonder what I saw in that crayon.)
Sounds like you just don’t see any qualitative difference in the beauty of various colors. I’d guess that some folks are just like that. Perception is an interesting thing.
Oh, sure. That’ll teach them–it’s their fault for not knowing that the Latin word for
“blue” is * caerulis. * That’ll teach them not to speak to you without your permission. :rolleyes:
I agree, depends on what we’re talking about. I like very dark reds and blues in automobiles, blue in clothing, orange and red in Sikh temples, black in shoes, etc.
Anyone else feel this way?
