Yellow

Yellow is a color that is rarely mentioned as a favorite in most peoples top ten list. When asked colors that are blue, red or green based make the cut but yellow is often left out in the cold.

Why is that?

Yellow is a cheerful color it should be an attention getter. However, studies show that tempers are lost more in room where yellow is the dominant color and babies tend to cry more. Web sites with a lot of yellow in their design are hard on the eyes and can increase the amount of eyestrain one feels while surfing the net.

Maybe it is because of the negative connotation that has become associated with yellow over the years. How many times have we heard or said that someone was yellow because of his or her actions or their failure to act. Somehow yellow has become associated with cowardice.

On the opposite side of the spectrum yellow has been shown to enhance concentration and to increase the speed of ones metabolism. So at the very least it should be the favorite color of students and dieters around the world.