The extract comes about like this... "And I Quote:"
In psychology, the colour is associated with optimism and cheerfulness.
Yellow, the colour of the sun, is linked with laughter, happiness and good times.
People surrounded by yellow feel optimistic because the brain actually releases more serotonin, the happy hormone that influences mood and sense of well-being.
But yellow can also be quickly overpowering if over-used. When intense, it can inflame and also evoke fear.
Studies show that babies cry more in bright yellow rooms and adults are more likely to lose their tempers in such places.
Apparently, energy levels can be taken up by the intensity of the colour to the point of it becoming an irritant.
Primarily, yellow is used to attract attention.
That is why most danger signs come in yellow and black.
Spiritually, the hue is said to provide clarity of thought and enlightenment of mood.
Yellow has a very colourful use in language. The terms “yellow belly” or “yellow streak” connote it with cowardice, deceit or betrayal.
During the Middle Ages, paintings by Christian artists depicted Judas by dressing him in yellow.
In China, a pornographic film is called “yellow movie”, unlike the “blue movie” used in the west and elsewhere.
In Arab culture, people can recognise a “yellow smile” – a fake expression.
Such smiles are put on when people want to hide their lack of interest, or any other emotion.
It is similar to the French expression of rire jaune (yellow laughter), which means to laugh from the wrong side of the mouth or feigned mirth.
Politically, yellow characterises freedom and moderation in many countries.
In the US, where yellow traditionally has a negative nuance, the Gadsden Flag, a symbol of American independence, has become popular again, especially with “Tea Party” activists.
The yellow flag, with a fierce-looking rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike, bears the motto: “Don’t Tread on Me”.
The US is also the origin of “yellow journalism” – the phrase to describe irresponsible, exaggerated, lurid and slanderous reporting that can be traced to the late 1800s when two newspaper owners tried to outdo each other with their front-page stories to get the highest circulation.
Joseph Pulitzer (yes, of the Pulitzer Prize fame) who owned the New York World was the first to make use of sensational journalism to impress readers.
For example, his headline for a story on a heat wave that killed many people was: “How Babies are Baked”.
His rival, William Randolph Hearst, who owned the San Francisco Examiner, bought the New York Journal and also bought over Pulitzer’s top writers to outdo the World.
The rivalry was most intense before the Spanish-American War, when both papers churned out outrageous headlines to whip up support for the US, much to the dismay of other publishers and editors.
Both papers were denounced as “yellow journals”, inferring that Pulitzer and Hearst were cowards who chose the easy way to gain readers through sensationalisation and false news rather than responsible reporting.
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So, let's not think anything "Yellow" beyond this and push further. On the contrary, I now have an interest in colors under the segment of Psychology instead. Interesting, huh? Yellow can actually have so much mental and physical effects on human. What about other colors? What should I paint my bedroom with? What's soothing and relaxing to choose from? What will make babies sleep better at night/day without waking the Dads & Moms in the middle of the night so we have less "sleepless" occasions? Ironically, Colors DO in fact, associate with Feng Shui... and it's no surprise, the right colors will bring you the right elements such as health, harmony, longevity etc etc etc... especially Prosperity.
Right, have a Yellow Weekend, readers. (Psst: Those of you at Yellowstone Park, don' blow your top, aye? Savvy?)
