
According to color psychology, colors evoke emotional responses and associations . Color influences your website visitor's first impression, their opinion of your brand, and their interaction with your site. Color can optimize the effectiveness of your website design.
Although there are some subjective aspects to the characteristics that a color conveys—such as cultural differences and personal experience—there are some generally accepted associations in Western culture. Here is a simplified list of the feelings and associations that colors can evoke.
Red

Power, strength, energy, passion
Danger, urgency, stimulation
Dark Red

Authority, luxury
Orange

Fun, sports, competition
Urgency
Yellow

Happiness, playfulness, optimism
Warning, anxiety
Green

Nature, environment, ecology
Money
Blue

Trust, loyalty, reliability
Calm, serenity
Purple

Luxury, sophistication
Black

Luxury, elegance, sophistication
Power, menace
Gray

Formality, calm
Melancholy
White

Cleanliness, sophistication
Design Tip
Use urgent colors—such as red, orange and yellow—sparingly for calls to action, accents and buttons.
Linwood Studio can design colorful images for your website. Contact us.