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Blue - Because of its positive associations in Western cultures like trust, security, and authority, blue is considered by many as the safest color choice.

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Blue - Conversely, it has also been linked to feelings of sadness and loneliness, hence the phrase "having the blues."

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Blue - In some countries, like Turkey, Greece, Iran, and Albania, blue symbolizes protection against evil, and you'll often see blue eye-shaped amulets believed to protect against the evil eye.

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Blue - In some Eastern cultures, blue can also symbolize immortality, while in Ukraine it's a marker of good health.

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Blue - In Hinduism, blue is famously associated with Krishna, the god of love.

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Green - In Western cultures, green has come to represent all sorts of things, such as luck, nature, freshness, environmental awareness, wealth, and envy.

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Green - The color has traditionally been forbidden in Indonesia, whereas in Mexico it’s a national color representing independence.

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Green - In the Middle East, green represents fertility, luck, and wealth, and it’s also considered the traditional color of Islam.

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Green - Green can also mean infidelity in some Eastern cultures, and in China a man would reportedly never be caught dead in a green hat because it signifies that their wife has cheated on them.

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Yellow - In Western cultures, yellow is associated with sunlight, happiness, optimism, warmth, and joy, however it can also signify caution and cowardice.

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Yellow - In China, yellow is associated with the earth element, and represents royalty.

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Yellow - Instead of green, yellow is the color that represents envy in Germany.

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Orange - As reflected in the natural world, orange has come to represent autumn, harvest, and warmth in Western cultures.

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Orange - In Hinduism, the soft orange color of saffron is considered to be auspicious and sacred.

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Orange - Buddhist monks often wear orange robes as the color symbolizes a flame that radiates light, as well as purity, similar to gold found in nature. The wearer must be pure, peaceful, and divine.

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Pink - The color is widely associated in Western cultures with femininity, love, romance, caring, and the birth of baby girls, but in Japan, pink reportedly relates more to masculinity.

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Pink - Pink is said to be mentally stimulating, calming, and to reduce violent behavior, which is why many prison holding cells are painted this color.

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Purple - Around the world, the color purple is often associated with royalty, wealth, and nobility.

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Purple - The rich color is also associated with piety and faith, and specifically in Catholicism, penitence.

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Purple - In Brazil and Thailand, the color has been associated with mourning. 

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Red -

In many Asian cultures, the color red is perhaps the most significant, as it represents good fortune, joy, prosperity, and celebration. That's why it's most used during Chinese holidays, for example.

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Red - In India, the color red represents purity, along with fertility and prosperity. It's tied to the reason Indian brides traditionally wear red at their wedding. 

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Red - Red symbolizes passion, excitement, action, love, and danger, among other things, in Western cultures.

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Red - It’s associated with communism in countries like Russia, and some countries in Africa associate red with death.

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Red - The vibrant hue is considered lucky in Egypt, and good fortune and courage in Iran.

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Black - Across various cultures, black represents sophistication and formality, as well as death, evil, mourning, magic, illness, and mystery.

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Black - In the Middle East, the color can represent both rebirth and mourning, similar to how in Western culture black is traditionally worn at funerals.

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Black - In Africa, black has come to symbolize maturity and masculinity.

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White - In many Asian countries, white represents death and mourning, traditionally worn at funerals.

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White - In Western cultures, however, it symbolizes purity, elegance, peace, and cleanliness, and white is traditionally relegated to brides.

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In some countries, white is associated with angels, good health, and time.

See also: Meet the people obsessed with one color. 

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