What your room color means

Colors, Meanings and Symbolism

Here are the most popular paint colors used for house painting, with their symbolism, room color meanings and the mood the colors produce.

White
Symbolism: Cleanliness, purity and neutrality.
White is a very popular color when it comes to painting walls. However, you will have to balance white with some other colors like red, blue or yellow. White goes especially well in bathrooms and bedrooms, as it is a cool color. However, it is very difficult to maintain, as stains or dust can easily be seen on white walls.

Gray
Symbolism: Elegance, formality and balance.
This is actually not a color, but a shade of black. However, it is very popular choice for interior painting. Gray gives a formal and neutral mood. You can add some colorful furniture to balance this paint color.

Blue
Symbolism: Harmony, peace and coolness.
This is the best among the cool room colors, as blue is a cool and serene color. It a popular choice for bedroom wall painting ideas and can be easily combined with shades of other colors like white, gray or brown.

Yellow
Symbolism: Sunlight, joy, optimism and summer.
Yellow is a very pleasing color and can be used to paint any room. However, it is very important you choose the right shade. It goes especially well in kitchens and rooms which are most visited.

Red
Symbolism: Passion, heat and celebration.
This color for painting rooms should be dealt with care, as it can look stunning. Red produces a bold look, however you can combine it with white or light colored furniture and balance out the room. Pink is a popular shade of red, and is very commonly used in room painting ideas for girls. To accentuate the room, paint the wall trims red.

Green
Symbolism: Nature, balance, health and harmony.
This color can be used to paint kitchen or living room. It can also be used to paint other rooms, but stick to a lighter shade of green. This color gives a feeling of nature, peace and light shade of green, gives a soothing effect to a room.

Brown
Symbolism: Nature, roughness and boldness.
This is a popular house paint color, for men's room. Brown gives a bold and masculine look. However, always balance out dark brown paint with light furniture and vice versa.

Purple
Symbolism: Royalty, mystery and creativity.
This color is quite popular for painting girls room. But, recently it has been used to paint modern kitchen walls, accompanied with black appliances. It is advisable not to use this color for bedroom or living room, but if you still wish to use it in bedroom or living room, use a very light shade.

Color	Best Suited Rooms	Shades	Color Combinations
White	Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Ceilings	Gray, Off white	White-blue, White-red, White-Yellow
Black	Living rooms	Light and Dark Gray	Light Gray for walls, and dark shades for wall trims
Blue	Living Rooms and Bedrooms	Grayish blues, Aqua and Turquoises	Blue-white, Blue-gray and Blue-yellow
Yellow	Kitchen and Living Rooms	Sunshine yellow, Banana-split yellow and Light yellow	Yellow-red, Yellow-white, Yellow-blue and Yellow-gray
Red	Living room and Girls Bedroom	Pink, Dark reds, and Burgundy	Red-black, Red-white and Red-yellow
Green	Living Rooms and Kitchens	Soft green or Dark Sap green	Green-white and Green-yellow
Brown	Living Rooms, Men's Bedrooms	Chocolate brown and Beige	Brown-black, Brown-blue, Brown-yellow
Purple	Kitchen and Girls Bedroom	Light Purple and Lavender	Purple-yellow and Purple-white