Each color lives by its mysterious life.”
~ Wassily Kandinsky

When I saw that Emerald Green was the ETSY Color of the Year for 2022, I was inspired to use it as the inaugural colour for the Colour My World blog series. In this series on colour psychology, I will explore the importance of colour and how it effects mood, and influences behaviour.

Green is the easiest colour on the eye. We can see it better than any other colour in the light spectrum as it sits at the centre of the visible spectrum of light.¹

Our eyes need to adjust to see warm colours with long wavelengths; Green is a cool colour with shorter wavelengths which means the eye does not need to adjust to see it.² With less eye strain our nervous system can relax when perceiving the colour.

Emerald Green Mood Board

The colour green can impact our creativity. Green is used in design to foster ease, soften tensions, and bring balance. Research has shown that access to natural views, plants and the colour green increase visual creativity.³

How does the colour emerald green make you feel?

For many, it has a strong connection with natural landscapes and conjures images of lush green meadows, forests and flowing bodies of waters.

Many research studies have investigated the positive impact of the green environment on human health and well-being. Parks, community gardens, and tree lined roads have been found to promote concentration as well as reduce stress, aggression, and violence.⁴  

Green is the colour of the heart chakra, Anahata, the physical and spiritual center. The Heart Chakra asks one to look at the various, contradictory experiences of life with openness and to integrate them. A balanced heart chakra resonates love, forgiveness, and compassion.

Although the colour green has it shadow and associations with envy or greed, overall, it has a calming, optimistic and harmonious impact on our body, mind and soul.