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                Red colors 
                  can stimulate warmth, hunger, and excitement. Cooler colors 
                  such as green and blues, enhance calm and content feelings. 
                  Dark colors make objects seem heavier, while light colors make 
                  them seem lighter.  
                Yellow may 
                  reflect a lack of worry, while black a troubled state. Of course 
                  not all colors mean the same things to all people. Yellow may 
                  sometimes mean cheap, Green may mean money or greed, black may 
                  mean elegance or death.  
                Color has 
                  become a science and it is a much needed weapon as part of your 
                  marketing arsenal. You will need to take great thought in choosing 
                  color as it will identify you, because once a color is "owned" 
                  it is associated with you and your company. I am sure you have 
                  noticed this with examples such as Coca Cola red, Tide orange, 
                  and John Deer Green. It is just as important to your identity 
                  as your logo. If a shape provides a symbol, be aware that color 
                  does the same.  
                Think carefully 
                  when choosing colors! Applying a certain color to your product 
                  is just plain logic.  
                For example: 
                  In stores colors identify, flavors, brands, and products: Green 
                  in a cleaner says pine- in a mouthwash says mint, blue very 
                  often means strong mint- icy cool. Clear means additive free. 
                  Red found in strawberries, cherries, and apples is very appealing. 
                  You would never choose gray for laundry detergent because you 
                  don't want gray clothes, you want brightly colored clothes. 
                  Blue ,very unappetizing on a dinner plate, is much more successful 
                  as a dinner plate.  
                Because 
                  it strongly affects mood. Grays and browns seem somber and often 
                  depressing. But they can take on a more cheerful attitude with 
                  compliments of red. No matter how you use them they suggest 
                  weight, or something heavy. This would provide your visitors 
                  with a feeling of stableness and strength. Emotions like this 
                  will help your visitors to associate your site with solidity 
                  and confidence. Other colors such as burgundy, oyster, beige, 
                  blues will also provide a feeling of solidity.  
                The list 
                  goes on and on.  
                Don't over 
                  look the issue of color with your business. Believe me it matters! 
                   
                You see 
                  once we lived in a black and white world. TV was black, printed 
                  publications were predominantly black. All of that changed in 
                  the 60's and has created a chain reaction that holds true today. 
                  Color is the most important attention getter. As humans we bring 
                  our own tastes to the world. How do we choose which color to 
                  be identified with? What is the right color? Sometimes there 
                  is no right answer you just have to take your best shot. But 
                  the number one choice of Corporate America is still blue.  
                 
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