Module 3-3
Lauren Benefield
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Random Known and Unknown Facts About the Color Red
Facts you probably already know about red:
- Stands for passionate love,
- seduction,
- violence,
- danger,
- anger,
- and adventure
- International color for stop,
What You Probably Don't Know About Red:
- All languages have words for black and white. If a third hue exists, it is red.
- Red is the color of good luck in Asia
- In East Asian stock markets, red is used to denote a rise in stock prices.
- Red focuses behind the retina which forces the lens grows more convex to pull it forward.
- In Russia, the word for "red" means beautiful.
- Red was almost as rare and as expensive as purple in ancient days.
- intense red dyes come from crushed insects (the lac beetle and the cochineal).
Red and the Web
How red effects a Users Experience:
- There are two types of red - yellow based which attracts males; and blue based which attracts more females
- Context is everything when using red. For example, when red is place on a black background, it glows with an otherworldly fire; on a white background, red appears somewhat duller; in contrast with orange, red appears lifeless. Notice that the red square appears larger on black.
- Red is a good color to use if you are wanting you user to feel strong emotions - which is generally brought out by looking at the color red.
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