The deeper psychological meaning of emerald green (green-blue)

This year, emerald green has been named the color of the year for 2013. Green has several primary shades, from a greenish-yellow to a pure green and finally a bluish-green, which we also call emerald green.

The green color of nature’s vegetation is the most passive of colors and therefore also the most relaxing. This is one of the reasons why we like to spend time in a natural environment when we feel stressed.

Teal (emerald green), however, has a different quality. In a way it embodies a tension and does not create the same serenity as the other greens we experience in nature.

Many of us perceive a blue-green, the coolest shade on the color wheel, as distant, hidden, or even mysterious. It is very similar to the element it represents, that of the ocean waters. These waters are hiding things. like fish and other creatures, that we know are there but can’t really see, at least from a distance.

The water element is in a constant flux of change, from ice to liquid, from liquid to vapor and back to liquid, which means that the oceans are there for every change. Where continual change is taking place, where something is being hidden, tension will naturally occur. Like the color of the oceans, green-blue, (emerald green), it also embodies this form of tension.

People who have teal as their favorite color will often experience this tension. This naturally varies depending on what other colors they like; if they are also drawn to warm reds, oranges and yellows or more to introverted blues and purples.

Superficially, our experience of a color will be subjective. Like it or not; we experience it as hot or cold. Our perception of color will depend on our own feelings. So it acts as a mirror of our inner state of mind.

Dr. Frieling, one of Germany’s best-known color psychologists and author of “The Color Mirror”, wrote: “It is not surprising that all those who are extremely fond of blue-green live in a certain tension, as if had two souls living in their chest”.

Dr. Frieling hints that this tension can be released by being creative. Those who have green-blue as their absolute favorite color are usually very adept at converting and changing things on a practical level. They are also generally very good at using words. If they are talented enough, they can be good actors.

Often, lovers of green-blue have a lot of humor. We could ask ourselves, why humor? Well being humorous involves the ability to transform a perceived concept. Humor changes the way we see or participate in situations and shows us the funny side of things.

Just as green-blue is emotionally somewhat distant, as if it hides their true nature, people who have this color as a favorite often share these qualities as well, in the sense that they are able to hide their true feelings, even if they have to. stand up to heavy blows. .

Since green-blue is the color that represents water, which constantly takes new forms, lovers of this color are also always looking for new ways to express themselves. They often have a free spirit and safely guard it. They do not like to work in any kind of fixed scheme, and for this reason they tend to be very original.

If lovers of green-blue don’t have an outlet for so much creativity, they could find themselves blocked and inclined towards depression. Again, we see the similarity to the element of water – imagine if water turned into ice forever and lost its transformation characteristics.

And why is emerald green, (green-blue), the trend color for 2013? We hear and read a lot about the fact that we are going through a time of considerable transformation. Naturally, this fact is well suited to blue-green (emerald green), the color of transformation. When a trend color is advertised, it is usually chosen due to a general state of mind within society, and not chosen on the whim of a few designers.

Without a doubt, this could be one of the reasons why emerald green has been chosen as the trend color for 2013.