23 Ways Color Hacks Our Brains
Who knew how much you could mess with people with a box of crayons?
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The human brain is an absurdly complicated machine. It's constantly receiving, and acting on, a million subtle and not-so-subtle influences. And it's actually fairly amazing how much it's influenced by color. Don't believe it? Try taking a bright-red sleeping pill.
Or consider these examples.
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![You retain more of what you read in environments with vivid colors, even when you don't feel any calmer or more relaxed. SUMMARY illus finitimus and B](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/6/1/651561.jpg?v=1)
![Wear Dark Blue & you are inviting mosquitoes to snack on you! SUCKER Research shows that Mosquitoes are attracted to dark colors, especially blue So i](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/6/6/650866.jpg?v=2)
![Seeing BLUE can boost your creativity. A University of British Columbia study found that people solved creative problems better when those problems we](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/5/2/650752.jpg?v=2)
![If you're a waitress and wants to get higher tips, wean red. Researchers found out that wearing red increases the overall tip of a waitress by up to 2](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/5/650745.jpg?v=2)
![RED CRACKEDCON makes men perceive time slower. ll 12 1 I0 2 LASCELLES LONDON 9 3 8 4 RADIO CONTROLLED 7 5 6 Researchers at the Kyoto University discov](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/1/650741.jpg?v=2)
![PInK IS THE new ORANGE CRACKEDOOM some PRISONS HAVE FOUND THAT using THE COLOR pInk REDUCED VIOLence ANd AGGReSSION. It's not just from embarassment.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/0/650740.jpg?v=2)
![Blue lights are known for their calming effect. BIUE street lights have shown a decrease in crime rate at their installation sites and are extensively](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/8/650738.jpg?v=2)
![If you're an artist, SUrround yourself with the color GREEN. Green has been proven to spark visual creativity. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/2/9/650729.jpg?v=2)
![Getting into a diet? The color blue will help you. Blue is the color of mold and is rarely found in naturally-occurring food. You can eat your food fr](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/7/650737.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDcO Writing in red helps you be more attentive and increases memorization, making it better for notes or proofreading Studies suggest that the c](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/4/650734.jpg?v=2)
![BLACK DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO FIND A HOME CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/2/650732.jpg?v=2)
![GRIOY The combination of red and yellow stimulates hunger. Pa BURGER Hut KING McDonald's Hardee's CHARBROILY Johnny WenDy's Rocketo TACO OLD FASHIONED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/1/650731.jpg?v=2)
![Want to spend less at the car wash? Get a gray or silver car. Silver and gray hide dust and grime very well, making your weekly visit to the car wash](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/2/5/650725.jpg?v=2)
![The color of the flecks in Cheer affected people's perception of the detergent's effectiveness. When Cheer detergent made its debut in the 1950's, i](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/6/650716.jpg?v=2)
![Soccer referees go easier on teams wearing black and green uniforms.. TARGOBANK Mi A study of 1530 soccer matches found that referees give better offs](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/6/650746.jpg?v=2)
![GRACKEDOOM Your sense of smell is influenced by color! A lab experiment demonstrated that when an odor is inappropriately colored (red lemon, green ch](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/2/650742.jpg?v=2)
![Color greatly influences us on how we buy online If a seller wants buyers to look SAMSUNO at the primary features of a product, they use black and whi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/9/650719.jpg?v=2)
![TESEERR ND Before putting your home on the market, you can increase the sale price by painting the walls a light shade of BLUE It can potentially incr](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/8/650718.jpg?v=2)
![Your job interview outcome may depend on what color you wear. Hiring Staff relate colors below to the characteristic of : Leadership Team Player Analy](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/5/650715.jpg?v=2)
![The color of a politician's tie can manipulate our perception of them. Decisive & Intelligent & Powerful Trustworthy GRACK](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/2/650712.jpg?v=2)
![CRAOE The color of your mug can dictate the way your coffee tastes. Researchers investigated the impact that different colored mugs had on people's pe](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/6/1/650761.jpg?v=2)
![DISNEY CRACKED.COM Imagineers use a color they call Go Away Green for things in their parks they want to hide in plain sight: Buildings Speakers And](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/4/9/650749.jpg?v=2)