Mood colours: the standard chart and your private one
Blue for sad, red for angry, yellow for happy — these associations are cultural shorthand, not facts about your brain. The colour that means “calm” to you may be the one someone else reaches for when overwhelmed.
The conventional associations
Warm hues generally read as activating: red for anger or urgency, orange for energy, yellow for cheer. Cool hues read as settling: blue for calm or sadness, green for balance, violet for reflection. Low saturation tends to read as fatigue regardless of hue.
Why yours will drift
After a few weeks of logging, most people find their personal key diverges from the chart. That drift is the useful part — it means you are recording your experience rather than a convention.
Building a key
Log without rules for two weeks, then look back at the bottles from days you remember clearly. The pattern in front of you is your key.
Frequently asked questions
- Is colour psychology scientific?
- Associations are largely cultural and personal; treat charts as a starting point.
- Can I define my own key in the app?
- Yes — you choose every colour, nothing is preassigned.
- Does the app suggest colours?
- It offers palettes and textures, but the choice is always yours.