Posted on : August 25, 2008
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We love colorful Wordpress themes and blog designs. But do we take time to think how color can influence our blog success? The choice of a blog theme color can effect:
- your visitors` participation (by attracting their attention);
- your brand awareness (by sticking into memory);
- your brand positive or negative associations (by boosting memories of what people like/dislike), etc.
Color branding has always been in focus of marketers` attention and research. This simple table will outline which effect a color can make on your blog audience:
| GROUP | COLOR | ASSOCIATIONS | NATURE OF ASSOCIATIONS | RECOMMENDED FOR |
| cool (calming) | Blue | secure and trustworthy | sky (therefore universally liked) | business related websites (e.g. banks) |
| Green | wealth (deep green) | money ( the color of success ) | finance related websites (e.g. Forex related) |
| calming (light green) | trees, spring | entertainment and leisure related websites |
| warm (exciting) | Red | grabs attention and makes you energatic(by activating your pituitary gland) | power (e.g. red carpet) | eye catching logos, calls to action |
| Yellow | optimism | sun | attention grabbing (esp. using it in contrastwith other color) |
| Pink | energy (hot pink) | feminine color | products for young women |
| romantic (lighter pink) | products for girls |
| Orange | cheerful | citrus fruit | kids` websites |
| neutral | Black | powerful | absence of color | expensive products |
| White | simplicity and purity (catches the eye) | numerous (from brides to hospitals) | health related products |