The human mind is a sensitive thing… Communication consists of more than 90% non-verbal aspects. Colors have symbolism and color meanings that go beyond ink. Use it to anchor a certain feeling towards your slides.
Below you can find a listing of basic colors and their symbolism:
- Black : heavy, mournful, highly technical, formal, death
- Brown : earth, simplicity, outdoors
- Blue : peace, tranquility, trust, confidence, security
- Purple : royalty, wisdom, spirituality, mystery
- Green : nature, environment, health, reptiles, insects
- Gray : conservative, practical, reliability, security, staid
- Red : passion, excitement, love, intensity, heat, aggression
- Orange : warm, expansive, flamboyant
- Yellow : optimism, happiness, idealism, imagination
- White : purity, reverence, cleanliness, simplicity
If you want a more detailled information check the following pages:
Think Outside The Slide
Symbolism of Color and Colors That Go Together
Color Wheel
Karim Vaes 