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A person lives in a colorful world filled with hundreds of colors and thousands of their shades. But red is not just one of many colors, it can be called the main, most significant. And by the strength of its impact on a person, it surpasses all other colors. It is not for nothing that the concepts of “beauty” and “paint”, that is, color in general, are also associated with its name. And scientists believe that our distant ancestors were the first to distinguish red in the colorful palette of the world, although there are not so many natural objects of this shade.
It would seem that color is just the coloring of objects, but in fact it is energy, light radiation of a certain wavelength. And how light energy color affects the physiological processes in our body. Learning it amazing fact It started with the red color, as the most potent.
Red has the longest wavelength of all colors in the visible spectrum at 780 nm. Only infrared radiation, which we perceive as heat, has more. Yes, and red is also called hot, not only because of the strength of the radiation, but also because of the specific effect on the human body.
Warming, exciting and furious color
Studies of the effect of red color on the human body were carried out throughout the 20th century, both in our country and abroad.
Famous Russian specialist in the field of color, B. A. Bazyma writes that numerous data have proven that shades of red have a strong effect on the vegetative nervous system, and through it to the work of many internal organs. First of all we are talking about cardiovascular system Not without reason, since ancient times, red has been associated with blood.
If a person is placed in a red room for a while, then he has:
- blood pressure rises;
- increased heart rate and breathing;
- then he becomes hot, as if the color around him really warms.
The red color also activates the production of saliva, and the person begins to feel hungry. But under the influence of this color, a person does not enjoy food, but eats a lot, greedily and quickly, in a hurry to finish the meal and leave, because red encourages activity. That is why the owners of some restaurants give a lot of space to red in the interior.
The red color also activates the processes associated with reproductive activity, which is why women's red underwear excites men so much.
Red in medicine
The energy of red color has long been used in medicine, as written in ancient medical treatises. But for a long time doctors were skeptical about this information, considering the advice of healers of the past to be charlatanism. And only numerous studies conducted since the middle of the last century have proved the following.
- Radiation of red-orange color really has a beneficial effect on the body in diseases of measles, scarlet fever and some skin diseases.
- Red radiation, not to mention infrared, is successfully used to treat neuralgia.
- This color helps very well in the treatment of children with anemia, weakened and apathetic.
- Red and orange are essential for normal mental and physical development children.
The psychology of red
Despite the centuries-old practice of using red for medicinal purposes, in modern medicine it is still wide application did not receive. But they have been used for a long time and successfully. But this color has such a great power of influence on the psyche that it must be used with caution.
The psychological impact of red
Responds primarily to color exposure emotional sphere more precisely, the processes of excitation and inhibition. "Hot" colors, red-orange shades excite our nervous system, but their effect is not limited to this.
- Red is the most exciting of all the colors in the spectrum. At the same time, the level of arousal can be such that it begins to manifest itself as excessive irritability, irascibility and even aggression. Therefore, psychologists advise not to abuse red in your surroundings, for example, in the interior of residential premises and offices.
- Red tones, increases activity and efficiency. But it is experienced as a strong, relatively short-term surge. Activity under the influence of this color quickly causes a feeling of fatigue and irritation. It is not suitable for long productive activities.
- Red is one of the brightest and most visible colors and is often taken as a warning of danger. Perhaps the association of this color with fire played a role here. Even modern word"red" comes from the old Russian "cres" - fire. And the original name of the color was translated as “fiery”, “bright”, “shining”.
It should be noted that the psychological impact of colors is in no way connected with cultural traditions, it is typical for all people, regardless of nationality. Even higher animals show the same psycho-physiological reactions to the color red as humans. 
If you like red
It speaks not so much about our taste, but about our mood, character and needs.
- Red color is chosen by energetic people striving for vigorous activity with the ability to lead.
- This color is preferred by people who are strong-willed, purposeful and ready to overcome any obstacles on the way to the goal. Therefore, they are often characterized by such qualities as selfishness, self-confidence and cruelty.
- The red color is associated with sexuality and, chosen by men, it indicates their need to demonstrate masculinity, to focus on their sexual role.
- The same can be said about a woman. By choosing red, she emphasizes her need to dominate her sexual partner. A woman wearing red lingerie goes hunting. She is a predator who perceives the man she likes as a legitimate prey. But her sexual activity, emancipation and openness often attract strong men.
The symbolism of red
Our attitude to color is largely connected with cultural traditions and symbolism that has been formed over many centuries. But since each generation gave birth to its own symbols, the meanings of red in modern culture are diverse and contradictory.
- In our world, it is recognized ancient symbolism this color, which is associated with blood, aggression and struggle.
- And at the same time, red is a symbol of sexual energy, love and life force. That is why the bride of the ancient Slavs wore a red dress. These meanings also go back to ancient cultural traditions and are characteristic of all peoples.
- In Christian culture, red is a symbol of the sacred sacrifice, the blood of Christ shed by him in the name of saving people. And at the same time, red is the color of the Last Judgment Day and a symbol of retribution for sins.
- It is the oldest color of power and strength. In this sense, it is used in European heraldry.
- Red is a warning of danger and a possible threat.
If you look closely at the world around you, you will understand that in our environment, as well as in wildlife, red is quite rare. Flickering in a crowd or among a stream of cars, it immediately attracts attention. And this is not surprising, because red is a very strong color, oversaturated with energy, so people use it infrequently, dosed, intuitively understanding its aggressive effect on the psyche.
Visible light is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. In addition to it, this spectrum includes radio and microwaves, infrared and ultraviolet radiation, as well as x-rays and gamma rays. And only the visible spectrum is captured by our eyes, only we interpret it as colors! In reality, the blue color differs from, for example, red only by the frequency of oscillations of electromagnetic waves. At the same time, radio waves are too low for us to see, and gamma rays are too high. Understood the basics. And now let me bring to your attention curious facts about light and various colors and shades in nature.
Visible light spectrum
Passing through a prism, white light "splits" and forms a spectrumIn fact, light is an invisible energy that travels through space at a tremendous speed - 300 thousand kilometers per second. In order for us to see it, the light must pass through the smallest particles of dust, smoke or water vapor (clouds or fog). In addition, our vision can catch rays of light if they fall on any solid object (on clothes, a wall, a tree or even the Moon), reflect from it and fall on our retina.
Isaac Newton first noticed that when a light ray passes through a prism, it refracts, forming a spectrum of colors that are always arranged in the same order: from red to violet.
The retina of our eye consists of two types of light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. The rods are responsible for detecting the intensity and brightness of light, while the cones perceive color and sharpness. Cones, in turn, are further divided into three types. Each of them has a maximum sensitivity to the red, green or blue part of the spectrum. These colors are considered primary; and when they are combined, secondary ones are formed, such as yellow, blue or violet. By a similar principle, the formation of thousands of other shades that we see daily.
This is interesting: If you imagine the entire electromagnetic spectrum as a distance between New York and San Francisco (about 4 thousand kilometers), then visible light will take up only 40 meters from this distance. Now imagine how many things in the world that people cannot see!
Light and darkness
Light and darkness are inseparable At the end of the 18th century, the German scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe found out that if you look through a prism at a dark object located on a light background, then a colored glow will be observed around it. Its right half represents the transitions between white, yellow, red and black colors, the left half - between blue, cyan, white and black. When these two sections are superimposed on each other, an inverted spectrum is formed.
Color is a contrast between dark and light. On one side of the spectrum, we observe warm shades (yellow and red, which turn into black and white), on the other, on the contrary, cold ones (blue and blue, changing first to white and then black).
You have probably noticed more than once that the sun descending below the horizon is painted in a reddish hue, and the color of the sky changes from blue to orange. These changes are due to the fact that when our luminary is low above the horizon, its rays pass through the denser atmospheric layers. When bright light is dimmed by passing through a high optical density medium, we perceive it as red.
If you look in the opposite direction, you will notice that blue sky becomes dark blue or even purple. These tones in relation to red are at the opposite end of the spectrum.
colored shadows
In fact, all the shadows are the same - gray! If you look at a window for a few seconds during the day and then close your eyes, you will briefly see its negative image - a light frame and a dark middle. With other brightly lit colored objects, things are similar. Each color has its own “negative” hue: red is cyan, green is magenta, and blue is yellow. When you close your eyes, instead of light, darkness "appears" in front of them. The afterimage of the images you saw remains, but the colors are reversed.
If two different light sources that are close to each other are directed at the vase, it will cast two shadows. If one source emits blue, the shadow from it will also appear blue, and the other yellow. In fact, both shadows are the same, gray. The fact that they seem different to us is a consequence of an optical illusion.
What color are the objects actually?
Objects do not have such a constant characteristic as color The color of objects we see is determined by the lighting conditions. Let's say you have a green T-shirt. At least in daylight it looks green to you. But what happens if, for example, you enter a room with red lighting? What color will she have then? It would seem that when red and green merge, yellow is obtained, but in this case clarification is necessary. We have red lighting and green dye on your t-shirt. It's funny, but green dye is the product of mixing blue pigment with yellow. They don't reflect red. Therefore, your T-shirt will appear black! In an unlit room, looking at it, you will also see black. In principle, the whole room will appear black to you simply because the objects in it are not illuminated.
Let's move on to another example. To get started, try answering the question: “What color does a banana actually have?”. It would seem that the question could not be easier to imagine. But consider that when a banana is illuminated with white light, which includes all the colors of the spectrum we can see, you see yellow simply because it is reflected, while all other shades are absorbed by the surface of the fruit. That is, a banana can have any color, but definitely not yellow. Moreover, purely theoretically, the banana is blue, because this color is the "opposite" of yellow!
It is difficult to realize that objects, in fact, do not have such a characteristic as color. And all the variety of shades that we observe is just an interpretation of electromagnetic radiation by our brain.
Pink doesn't exist!
Primary colors alternate with secondary Look at the color wheel. You will see that the secondary colors in it alternate with the primary ones. Moreover, any additional shade is formed by mixing the primary colors adjacent to it. Yellow is the result of the fusion of red and green, cyan is green plus blue, and pink is blue plus red.
At the same time, pink is missing from the rainbow! Do you know why? The fact is that it simply does not exist in nature! There is yellow, there is blue, but there is no pink, since red and blue colors are located at opposite ends of the spectrum we see. Therefore, they cannot intersect. Pink color- the personification of everything that we cannot see in this world.
Vantablack
Incredibly, this black object is actually voluminous! Girls know that wearing black helps them look slimmer and adds elegance and sophistication to their look. But have you heard of vantablack, the carbon nanotube substance that is the blackest substance known to science? It may sound strange, but vantablack is almost impossible to see, because it absorbs no more than 0.035% of the light falling on it.
This is interesting: Do you know how the human eye reacts to vantablack? Due to the almost complete absence of reflected light, people perceive it not as an extremely black object, but as ... nothing. Like a fall into the abyss or, for example, into a black hole, like absolute two-dimensional blackness. Yes, yes, you will not even realize that there is a three-dimensional object in front of you!
English scientists created vantablack in July 2014. This substance has many potential applications. So, they plan to use it to create ultra-sensitive telescopes or stealth aircraft. Vantablack is also of interest to sculptor Anish Kapoor, who believes that this substance will look very impressive if used as paint to depict bottomless outer space.
People see shades differently
Colorblind people may see red as blue or green. Did you know that the red dress over there on that pretty girl may seem blue to someone, or, for example, green? And which one is right?
There are millions of people in the world who see the world in different colors due to a disease called color blindness. Some colorblind people cannot see red, others blue or green.
It's interesting: It's amazing, but even your significant other perceives this world differently! The fact is that women have more cells in the retina that perceive colors. Therefore, they seem to them brighter than men.
Forbidden colors
I wonder why Belarus and Ukraine used forbidden color combinations to create their flags? :) Red, yellow, green and blue colors in various combinations will help to describe all other shades of the visible spectrum. For example, purple can be called red-blue, light green - yellow-green, orange - red-yellow, and turquoise - green-blue. But how would you call a red-green or blue-yellow color, only not mixed, but consisting of two tones at the same time, compensating each other in our eyes? Probably not, because such shades simply do not exist. By the way, they are also called "forbidden".
How do we perceive colors? The cones in our retina distinguish between red, green, and blue tones based on their wavelengths, which in some cases can overlap. That is, when the "green" waves are superimposed on the "red" ones, a person can see either yellow, or green, or red. Everything is determined by slight differences in wavelength. But a color cannot be both green and red, or, for example, blue and yellow.
In 1983, English scientists Hewitt Crane and Thomas Piantanida did the seemingly impossible! after hundreds failed attempts they managed to recreate those same nameless colors. The scientists made images that consisted of alternating red and green stripes (as well as yellow and blue).
This is interesting: When the participants of the experiment looked at these pictures for some time, the boundaries between the colors were erased, and they themselves were mixed, forming new, previously unknown shades that simply cannot be described.
How animals see in nature
Dogs don't see red You have probably heard more than once that all dogs are color blind. But this statement is not entirely correct. There are three types of cones in the human retina, but dogs have one less. Therefore, in the world they see, there is no place for red.
This is interesting: Squids generally have one type of cone and see only shades of blue. Snakes do not perceive the colors that we see well. But they see perfectly in the infrared range inaccessible to us. Bees distinguish shades of blue and yellow, as well as colors of the ultraviolet range. But the most amazing creatures should be recognized as butterflies. Some species have five types of color receptors: three of the same as ours, plus two additional ones. Therefore, butterflies can see the widest range of colors that humans cannot perceive!
The human body emits light
The human body actually glows, albeit very faintly Scientists from the University of Kyoto found that people emit light. True, it is 1000 times less powerful than the one that we can see with the naked eye. They attribute this to the presence of by-products of our metabolism - free radicals that emit energy. The researchers also concluded that the peak of the human glow occurs around 16-00.
Even people with a very rich imagination cannot imagine any "non-existent" colors. And there are incredibly many of them, because we see only one hundred thousandth of the spectrum. We hope you now have something to think about before going to bed!
Visible light is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. In addition to it, this spectrum includes radio and microwaves, infrared and ultraviolet radiation, as well as x-rays and gamma rays. And only the visible spectrum is captured by our eyes, only we interpret it as colors!
In reality, the blue color differs from, for example, red only by the frequency of oscillations of electromagnetic waves. At the same time, radio waves are too low for us to see, and gamma rays are too high. Understood the basics. And now let me bring to your attention curious facts about light and various colors and shades in nature.
Visible light spectrum
Passing through a prism, white light "splits" and forms a spectrum
In fact, light is an invisible energy that travels through space at a tremendous speed - 300 thousand kilometers per second. In order for us to see it, the light must pass through the smallest particles of dust, smoke or water vapor (clouds or fog). In addition, our vision can catch rays of light if they fall on any solid object (on clothes, a wall, a tree or even the Moon), reflect from it and fall on our retina.
Isaac Newton first noticed that when a light ray passes through a prism, it refracts, forming a spectrum of colors that are always arranged in the same order: from red to violet.
The retina of our eye consists of two types of light-sensitive cells called rods and cones. The rods are responsible for detecting the intensity and brightness of light, while the cones perceive color and sharpness. Cones, in turn, are further divided into three types. Each of them has a maximum sensitivity to the red, green or blue part of the spectrum. These colors are considered primary; and when they are combined, secondary ones are formed, such as yellow, blue or violet. By a similar principle, the formation of thousands of other shades that we see daily.
Light and darkness
Light and darkness are inseparable
At the end of the 18th century, the German scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe found out that if you look through a prism at a dark object located on a light background, then a colored glow will be observed around it. Its right half represents the transitions between white, yellow, red and black colors, the left half - between blue, cyan, white and black. When these two sections are superimposed on each other, an inverted spectrum is formed.
Color is a contrast between dark and light. On one side of the spectrum, we observe warm shades (yellow and red, which turn into black and white), on the other, on the contrary, cold ones (blue and blue, changing first to white and then to black).
You have probably noticed more than once that the sun descending below the horizon is painted in a reddish hue, and the color of the sky changes from blue to orange. These changes are due to the fact that when our luminary is low above the horizon, its rays pass through the denser atmospheric layers. When bright light is dimmed by passing through a high optical density medium, we perceive it as red.
If you look in the opposite direction, you will notice that the blue sky becomes dark blue or even purple. These tones in relation to red are at the opposite end of the spectrum.
colored shadows
In fact, all the shadows are the same - gray!
If you look at a window for a few seconds during the day and then close your eyes, you will briefly see its negative image - a light frame and a dark middle. With other brightly lit colored objects, things are similar. Each color has its own “negative” hue: red is cyan, green is magenta, and blue is yellow. When you close your eyes, instead of light, darkness "appears" in front of them. The afterimage of the images you saw remains, but the colors are reversed.
If two different light sources that are close to each other are directed at the vase, it will cast two shadows. If one source emits blue, the shadow from it will also appear blue, and the other yellow. In fact, both shadows are the same, gray. The fact that they seem different to us is a consequence of an optical illusion.
What color are the objects actually?
Objects do not have such a constant characteristic as color
The color of objects we see is determined by the lighting conditions. Let's say you have a green t-shirt. At least in daylight it looks green to you. But what happens if, for example, you enter a room with red lighting? What color will she have then? It would seem that when red and green merge, yellow is obtained, but in this case clarification is necessary. We have red lighting and green dye on your t-shirt. It's funny, but green dye is the product of mixing blue pigment with yellow. They don't reflect red. Therefore, your T-shirt will appear black! In an unlit room, looking at it, you will also see black. In principle, the whole room will appear black to you simply because the objects in it are not illuminated.
Let's move on to another example. To get started, try answering the question: “What color does a banana actually have?”. It would seem that the question could not be easier to imagine. But consider that when a banana is illuminated with white light, which includes all the colors of the spectrum we can see, you see yellow simply because it is reflected, while all other shades are absorbed by the surface of the fruit. That is, a banana can have any color, but definitely not yellow. Moreover, purely theoretically, the banana is blue, because this color is the "opposite" of yellow!
It is difficult to realize that objects, in fact, do not have such a characteristic as color. And all the variety of shades that we observe is just an interpretation of electromagnetic radiation by our brain.
Pink doesn't exist!
Primary colors alternate with secondary
Look at the color wheel. You will see that the secondary colors in it alternate with the primary ones. Moreover, any additional shade is formed by mixing the primary colors adjacent to it. Yellow is the result of the fusion of red and green, cyan is green plus blue, and pink is blue plus red.
At the same time, pink is missing from the rainbow! Do you know why? The fact is that it simply does not exist in nature! There is yellow, there is blue, but there is no pink, since red and blue colors are located at opposite ends of the spectrum we see. Therefore, they cannot intersect. Pink color is the personification of everything that we cannot see in this world.
Vantablack
Incredibly, this black object is actually voluminous!
Girls know that wearing black helps them look slimmer and adds elegance and sophistication to their look. But have you heard of vantablack, the carbon nanotube substance that is the blackest substance known to science? It may sound strange, but vantablack is almost impossible to see, because it absorbs no more than 0.035% of the light falling on it.
English scientists created vantablack in July 2014. This substance has many potential applications. So, they plan to use it to create ultra-sensitive telescopes or stealth aircraft. Vantablack is also of interest to sculptor Anish Kapoor, who believes that this substance will look very impressive if used as paint to depict bottomless outer space.
People see shades differently
Colorblind people may see red as blue or green.
Did you know that the red dress over there on that pretty girl may seem blue to someone, or, for example, green? And which one is right?
There are millions of people in the world who see the world in different colors due to a disease called color blindness. Some colorblind people cannot see red, others blue or green.
Forbidden colors
I wonder why Belarus and Ukraine used forbidden color combinations to create their flags? :)
Red, yellow, green and blue colors in various combinations will help to describe all other shades of the visible spectrum. For example, purple can be called red-blue, light green - yellow-green, orange - red-yellow, and turquoise - green-blue. But how would you call a red-green or blue-yellow color, only not mixed, but consisting of two tones at the same time, compensating each other in our eyes? Probably not, because such shades simply do not exist. By the way, they are also called "forbidden".
How do we perceive colors? The cones in our retina distinguish between red, green, and blue tones based on their wavelengths, which in some cases can overlap. That is, when the "green" waves are superimposed on the "red" ones, a person can see either yellow, or green, or red. Everything is determined by slight differences in wavelength. But a color cannot be both green and red, or, for example, blue and yellow.
In 1983, English scientists Hewitt Crane and Thomas Piantanida did the seemingly impossible! After hundreds of failed attempts, they managed to recreate those same nameless colors. The scientists made images that consisted of alternating red and green stripes (as well as yellow and blue).
How animals see in nature
Dogs don't see red
You have probably heard that all dogs are color blind. But this statement is not entirely correct. There are three types of cones in the human retina, but dogs have one less. Therefore, in the world they see, there is no place for red.
The human body emits light
The human body actually glows, albeit very faintly
Scientists from the University of Kyoto have found that people emit light. True, it is 1000 times less powerful than the one that we can see with the naked eye. They attribute this to the presence of by-products of our metabolism - free radicals that emit energy. The researchers also concluded that the peak of the human glow occurs around 16-00.
Even people with a very rich imagination cannot imagine any "non-existent" colors. And there are incredibly many of them, because we see only one hundred thousandth of the spectrum. We hope you now have something to think about before going to bed!
1. Whale shark. The essential color of the sky and the sea - blue - is widespread in nature in all its shades: the sky-blue color of the whale shark (pictured), the indigo of a stormy night, the cobalt of peacock feathers. For centuries, this color has been associated with calmness, mystery, coldness and sadness.
2. School of barracudas. A powerful, bubbling school of black-finned barracuda cuts through the blue waters off the island of Sipadan, Mazaisia. These fish are formidable predators, but they sometimes have to flock to protect themselves from sharks that occupy a higher niche in the food chain.
3. Penguins on an iceberg. A group of chinstrap penguins lined up on the edge of an iceberg drifting through the waters south pole. Antarctic penguins are one of the most common penguin species, and some of their colonies live on floating icebergs.
4. Polar bear in Svalbard. A polar bear dives from an ice floe off Devon Island in Arctic Canada. Polar bears are excellent swimmers. From the paws they have small membranes that help to row.
5. Frozen lake. A blue lake on Alaska National Park's Ice Trail reflects the snowy peak of Donoho. Massive ice deposits are a popular sight among park hikers.
6. Blue-legged mine. This is not photoshop. The blue-legged mine from the Galapagos Islands really has this color of paws. And the bluer the better. After all, it is the color of the membranes on the paws that male mines flaunt in front of the young ladies, trying to impress them. And the brighter the legs, the more chances young man find your life partner.
7. Azurite. Sometimes nature draws intricate patterns: in this enlarged image of a piece of a mineral called azurite, we see many shades of blue. In the old days, the stone was used to make paints, and now we can find it in jewelry stores.
8. Blue water slide. Vacationers decided to have some fun on a swirling waterslide in Israel. The attraction helps tourists vacationing on the shores of the Sea of Galilee to cool off after being in the hot sun.
9. Frozen fern. Frost covered the lush leaves of ferns in bright blue color in national park Fjordland in New Zealand. The park is an isolated area wildlife, where more than 700 species of various plants grow, which you will not find anywhere else.
10. The mating games of peacocks. Displaying a luxurious attribute that humans (and female peacocks) have admired for thousands of years, the Indian peacock from the Australian Wildlife Refuge boasts colorful plumage. Spreading its tail, a peacock can attract a whole harem of several females.
11. A woman with a closed face on the threshold. A woman, wrapped from head to toe, sat down to take a breath on the bright porch of a house in a small town in the Anapurna district, Nepal.
12. Iranian mosque. Intricate mosaic patterns on the walls of a large Iranian mosque and a bottomless mirror of the sky invite believers to the sun-drenched courtyard. Many arches are a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques.
13. Galapagos lagoon. Like a giant blue eye looking up into the sky, a clear lake in the center of one of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador plays with all shades of azure. The rocky shores are full of life - the brackish waters of the lagoon attract thousands of flamingos.
14. Garibaldi Glacier. Huge blocks of glacier slowly slide into the waters of the Garibaldi fjord in Terra del Fuego, an archipelago on the southern edge of South America.
15. Snow-covered Grand Canyon. Although we are more used to seeing this place in red tones, the Grand Canyon turns blue as soon as night falls on its foggy, snow-covered slopes. Northern part The canyon is usually closed to traffic in winter.
16. Wolf from Yellowstone. Down in the blue twilight, grey Wolf looks through the mysterious night gathering over the Yellowstone National Park, USA. In the mid-90s, these animals were brought here again after not a single wolf had been here for the previous 70 years.
17. Underwater sea glacier. This is what the part of the iceberg looks like under water. This block of ice was photographed in the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska and Canada.
18. Arctic igloo. The warm light from the igloo window beckons the traveler to go to the fire on the cold night of the Canadian Arctic. These temporary dwellings were commonly used by the indigenous inhabitants of the icy North American Arctic.
Good afternoon!
Let's talk today about the meaning of red and its use in the interior.
The meaning of red
Red is a bright and warm color. It is associated with love, warmth and comfort. Red is also considered an aggressive and annoying color.
In nature, red is the color of abundance, the color of ripe berries and tomatoes, the color of rubies and pomegranates, the color of poppies.
For many years, red has been used for festive tablecloths because it evoked warm feelings and warmed those sitting at the table.
Red is beautiful and red is expensive. For this reason, in theaters, until recently, the curtains and seats were red. In medieval Europe, brides wore red dresses at their weddings.
In America, red is a symbol of love, in China it means kindness, luck, honor, wealth and a holiday, in India red is the color of life, creativity, inexhaustible energy.
In Russia, red is the color of struggle, aggression, action.
Red color attracts wealth. In Japan, there is a belief that in order for good luck and well-being to come to your home, you need to keep the front door in perfect order and hang a red apple on it.
It is good to plant at the entrance to the house Red flowers.
Red is a stimulating and energetic color, but if you look at it for too long, it can cause not only irritation, but also aggression.
Red color in the interior
Red color in the interior of various rooms can be used for different purposes.
In the kitchen, red promotes awakening, a charge of vivacity, stimulates appetite, improves mood and physical tone.
Red also enhances taste sensations: foods and drinks in red dishes seem more tasty and fragrant. 
In the living room, it is better to use softer and calmer cherry, raspberry, wine red colors. They will create a cozy environment.
The red color in the living room will emphasize interior luxury.
The bedroom should not be decorated in red, because there we want to relax, rest and fall asleep quickly.
Do not decorate rooms with south-facing windows in red. They heat up quickly under the bright rays of the sun, and the red color enhances the sensations of heat.
Too much red should be avoided in rooms that are too small and cramped, as red reduces space.
