The Power of Color in Jewelry: What Color Messages are You Sending?
Have you ever thought about how your favorite color makes you feel? Why you've selected particular colors for a given design? Or considered how potential customers may react to colors in your designs?
Color is one of the most fulfilling elements in our lives and can attract attention and/or change our moods. Colors can create physical and emotional reactions, acting on both the body and mind. Scientists have found that actual physiological changes take place in human beings when they are exposed to certain colors. Colors can stimulate, excite, depress, tranquilize, increase appetite and create a feeling of warmth or coolness.
Here's a simple guide to common colors, the personality traits they represent and the types of first-impression, psychological emotion they may invoke. You'll find product suggestions to easily incorporate these colors into designs.
Cool Colors
Cool colors tend to have a calming effect.
Blue - Peace, Calmness and Loyalty
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
.gif "Aquamarine")
Gemstones
.jpg "Blue Agate")
.jpg "Chalcedony")
.jpg "Chrysocolla")
.jpg "Blue Malaysia Jade")
Green - Nature, Health and Healing
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
.gif "Chrysolite Opal")
.gif "Iridescent Green Pearl")
Gemstones
.jpg "Green Jade")
Warm Colors
Warm colors convey emotions.
Red - All Things Intense and Passionate
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/sw_lightsiam(3).gif "Light Siam")
Gemstones
.jpg "Ruby")
Pink - Love, Sweetness, and Romance
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/vintagerose.gif "Vintage Rose")
Gemstones
.jpg "Fuchsia Crazy Lace Agate")
.jpg "Fuchsia Malaysia Jade")
.jpg "Rose Quartz")
Yellow - Curiosity, Playfulness, and Good Cheer
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/LightTopaz.gif "Light Topaz")
/yellowopal.gif "Yellow Opal")
Gemstones
/yellowagate.jpg "Yellow Agate")
/yellowcalcite.jpg "Yellow Calcite")
/yellowjade.jpg "Yellow Jade")
/yellowqtz.jpg "Yellow Quartz")
/yellowturquoise.jpg "Yellow Turquoise")
Orange - Comfort, Creativity, and Joy
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
.gif "Chili Pepper")
Gemstones
.jpg "Aragonite")
Gold - Richness, Extravagance, and Tradition
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
.gif "Bright Gold")
.gif "Crystal Rose Gold")
/Gold.gif "Gold")
.gif "Golden Shadow")
/LightGold.gif "Light Gold")
/metallicgold.jpg "Metallic Light Gold")
.gif "Rose Gold Pearls")
/VintageGold.gif "Vintage Gold")
Gemstones
Mixed Warm and Cool Colors
Colors with attributes from both the warm and cool colors can calm and excite.
Purple - Royalty, Luxury, and Fantasy
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/Amethystcp.gif "Amethyst")
/Violet.gif "Violet")
.gif "Lavender")
/mauve.gif "Mauve")
/tanzanite.gif "Tanzanite")
Gemstones
.jpg "Iolite")
/flouritepurple.jpg "Lavender Fluorite")
/tanzaniter.jpg "Tanzanite")
Turquoise - Feminine, Lively, and Sophisticated
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
Gemstones
/turquoisebluemagnesite(3).jpg "Turquoise Blue Magnesite")
/turqhowlite.jpg "Turquoise Howlite")
Neutral Colors
Neutral colors help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.
White - Purity, Cleanliness, and Idealism
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/Cream.gif "Cream")
/White.gif "White")
/whiteopal.gif "White Opal")
Gemstones
/whtagate.jpg "White Agate")
/whtcoral.jpg "White Coral")
/whitehowlite.jpg "White Howlite")
/whitemarble.gif "White Marble")
/whitemoonstone.jpg "White Moonstone")
/whtqtz.jpg "White Quartz")
/Pearls.jpg "Pearls")
Brown - Primitive and Down to Earth
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
.gif "Bronze")
/Copper.gif "Copper")
Gemstones
/tigereye_brown.jpg "Brown Tigereye")
.jpg "Landscape Stone")
/tigereye_iron.jpg "Tiger Iron")
Silver - Sleek, Glamorous, and Rich
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/Comet.gif "Comet Argent Light (CAL)")
/b65m-light-chrome-2x.jpg "Light Chrome 2X")
/SilverNight.gif "Silver Night")
/SilverShade.gif "Silver Shade")
Gemstones
.jpg "Moonstone")
Grey - Formal, Conservative, and Balanced
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/BlackDiamond.gif "Black Diamond")
/DarkGrey.gif "Dark Grey")
/greige.gif "Greige")
.gif "Light Grey")
Gemstones
Black - Dominant, Dramatic, and Elegant
Design with:
Crystal Passions®
/Black.gif "Black")
/Hematite.gif "Hematite")
/Jet.gif "Jet")
/MysticBlack.gif "Mystic Black")
Gemstones
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