Celebrating Colours And The Nine Days Of Womanhood - Yellow

Yellow is one colour, capable of charming gods. It is the happiest of all colours, it brings with it warmth, inspiration and vitality. It means happiness, friendliness, remembrance, clarity, optimism and energy; it is the colour of the morning sun, shining bright and spreading new hope and encouragement.

In Navratri this colour signifies peace and prosperity, the goddess, worshipped is Skandamata, the mother of Kartikeya, she is said to usher peace and prosperity into homes just like the colour yellow.

Popular culture

The most prominent use of colour Yellow in our daily life is, with the emoji’s / emoticons we use to convey our feelings in texts and on social media, the warmth and friendliness of the colour do its work. Can you imagine a smiley in white or red or green? No! As it would change the meaning or the feeling behind the smiley.

Yellow signs signify warning; hence our road signs- drive with caution, drive slowly, turn left or turn right indicators on ghats are in yellow. As yellow is among the high wavelength colours of the spectrum it is most noticeable. Though the colour of the street lights is changing now, we all remember driving in the night, on empty roads with soft music under the yellow street lights, it put us into a happy vibe.

As the colour is so bright, it appeals the little ones too, it springs a sense of curiosity in them, and hence you see most of our favourite Lego characters are yellow. It is said to influence that part of our brain where deep thinking occurs.

We all love to take pictures in yellow light, be it with yellow fairy lights or in the well-lit restroom of a restaurant, the pictures always turn out to be the best.

Positive Traits of Yellow

As I said it is happiest of all the colours, it encourages new ideas and creativity; it brings confidence, energy and emotional strength. Remember the picture with a yellow bulb on someone’s head when a good idea pops up, this shows yellow can unclog the thinking process, develop creativity and logical reasoning and bring wisdom. It helps enhance communication, mental activity and enlightens the body and soul.

Negative Traits of Yellow

Indeed yellow is all the good things, but we cannot deny that it also represents cowardice and deceit. It shows the presence of melancholy, lack of love and even depression. It brings with it impulsivity, impatience, pessimism, complexes and detachment from an emotional perspective. It can show superficiality and criticism.

Yellow in Vogue

In fashion yellow is the new cool, we love plain yellow tee’s they are simplicity with elegance, especially mustard yellow is highly in demand in the fashion industry. Yellow is undeniably energizing, less flashy, yet classy. It will help you speak your style in a subtle manner. In the iconic song ‘tip tip barsa paani’ of Raveeena Tandon, wore a yellow saree, which made her even more enticing than she already is.

Here are some celebs wearing yellow

Personality Traits of Yellow

If you have a yellow personality, you are cheerful, always up for fun, spontaneous and also calculative. You are highly imaginative, intelligent and idealistic. You are a communicative person who also enjoys challenges. You may be into logical reasoning all the time but, you are always fun to be around. You expect great happiness in the future. You are also anxious about most things, the analytical thinking you carry makes you critical and at times you end up looking like a coward. You may also have a superficial outlook towards life which people view as lack of emotions.

Those who don’t like yellow are either subtle, calm, far away from spontaneity or have a very assertive personality; they are not as superficial as yellow personalities yet love to be friends with yellow personalities.