There are many aspects to color and how it changes a room, a mood, an energy as you will see in our featured articles this month. And it's not just about the basics in the watercolor box. There is tone, neutrality, yin and yang, the bagua, and more. And color can be used in pretty much every type of medium such as paint, fabric, furniture and decor, to even lighting. If you are feeling that you need a boost - or maybe you need to slow things down - try a color change. And yes, that even includes black, white, grey and everything in between.
Color and Feng Shui
Color can be healing - invigorating - but also bring you down. Let's talk about how to use color and Feng Shui in your spaces for the good...from the International Feng Shui Guild
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Using Colour in Feng Shui Design
Colour has a prominent role in aesthetic Feng Shui design and a vital influence on how our life feels. Each colour vibrates at its own unique frequency which influences every cell of our body and arouses our senses, although for the most part we take it for granted. Every colour in existence is associated with one of the five Feng Shui elements, each of which are assigned to either one or two compass directions. But that is only the beginning of the story.
How to Use Color as a Feng Shui Tool
What inspires you? Color is just one of the tools of the Feng shui practitioner, but it impacts us in so many ways it’s vital to understand how to use it to bring about desired results.
The elements of Feng Shui that balance the yin/yang of a space all have associated colors, as well as shapes and textures. Here are the color associations:

Fire: reds and oranges
Water: blacks and very dark shades
Earth: yellows and browns
Metal: whites and grays
Wood: greens and blues

But colors can be described in much more that the simple terms above. There is a language of color when describing a color that you wish to use. Here are some terms that help to identify a color:

  • Hue: simply another name for color, like red, the color associated with the Fire element.
  • Shade: a color or hue that is mixed with black. So any color can be used as a Water element when mixed with black to darken it.
  • Tint: a color or hue that is mixed with white. Most colors could be turned into a Metal element with enough white added to them.
  • Value: the relative lightness or darkness of a color.
So, here’s where the color wheel comes in to play. We all know the primary colors that make up all other colors: red, blue and yellow. The color wheel is created by making new colors between those primaries: purple, green and orange are the secondary colors. The next color mixes are the tertiary colors with gives you a 12-hue color wheel. For our purposes:

  • You can create a lot of energy in a space you can use complementary colors – those on the opposite sides of the color wheel. 
  • You can add movement to a room with a triad of colors – any three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. These colors keep the eye moving and create movement.  
  • You can create a more soothing palette by using analogous colors on the wheel – a group of consecutive colors on the wheel.
Nurturing a Colorful Environment for Mental Wellness

Color therapy can be a powerful tool for promoting mental and physical well-being, especially for women.
By understanding the psychology of color and using it correctly, you can create a pleasant and balanced color scheme in your home that promotes relaxation, healing, and emotional balance. Incorporating color therapy into your home decor is a simple and effective way to improve your overall quality of life.

Humans require daily doses of natural light for their physiological, mental and spiritual well-being. Light and Coloured lighting has been scientifically proven to affect our emotions and energy and is an excellent healing modality. In Feng Shui, we know the environment affects our inner Chi; therefore, I recommend installing colour light bulbs to raise your vibration for specific results.

Green Light: Green is good for relaxing and rest. Green light calms and balances emotions, speeds up metabolic healing in the body and works in areas of the home where rest is required. 

Red Light: The energy frequency of red is activating. It is well known that red increases heart rate and Blood pressure. Red light works well in cold areas like the basement or an unheated garage. 

Blue Light: Blue is good for the bedroom as it soothes the mind for sleep. Blue light is not suitable for reading as it is hard on the eyes. However, it has a cooling effect on the nerves and reduces nightmares for children. 

Orange Light: Orange has a positive vibration and is good to place in areas where people gather. It is a social vibe and is excellent in living rooms. It also is beneficial in the dining room as it stimulates appetite and promotes warm and friendly conversation.

Pink Light: Pink lighting works well in a bedroom to evoke a loving and nurturing environment. Likewise, pink light reduces feelings of loneliness and isolation. Finally, pink lighting is soft and tender and ideal for a nursery. 

Violet Light: Violet light is known to activate the pineal gland. Violet’s colour vibration produces endorphins that relax the brain waves. Violet light calms people with anxiety and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Install violet lighting where you meditate and relax. Violet lighting is helpful for soothing grief and loss and is used in hospice settings to soothe patients and their grieving families.  
Final Thoughts: Healing Colors for Hospitals and Healthcare
In the healthcare world, color is a subtle and powerful ally. There is much research and data to support the benefits of utilizing color to improve comfort, care, productivity, and healing. There are many layers and systems of color that we can utilize.

Colors can influence a patients’ medical experience, and aid in a strong recovery.
With an understanding of color therapy and conscious design, we can begin to create a plan for a healthcare space that will accelerate healing and uplift the human healing journey.

Colors will impact a person’s experience with their surroundings. Color choices in health care are guided by the purpose of the room or area. Color selection in a patient’s room will influence the length of their stay. Intensive care units are soft and neutral to bring in calm and security. Medium shades of paint create a feeling of trust, and lighter shades create acceptance. The color brown is often utilized for grounding and comfort.

Colors and deeply integrated with human psychology and can influence the body and mind. Colors can uplift and beautify our spaces to a new level.
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