It’s one of the easiest questions to ask someone you’ve just met; what is your favourite colour?

However, while we assumed the answer was a flippant throwaway one, we couldn’t have been more wrong.

Because your favourite colour can, in fact, reveal a LOT about who you are as a person, how you tackle difficult situations, and how you forge relationships.

Neat, huh?

Here’s a very, very, VERY simple breakdown below (but do read on, as there’s so much to it than it first appears)…

WHAT DOES YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR SAY ABOUT YOU?

RED

You’re confident, sociable, physically active, and optimistic - and you love to be the master of your own fate.

YELLOW

You’re happy, cheerful, creative, and fun to be with - but you are also anxious and shy, which means that you tend to hide your emotions from others.

ORANGE

Loving the colour orange means you are warm, optimistic, vibrant, extroverted and have a great sense of humour. That’s why you’re the life and soul of the party!

BLUE

You are reliable, trustworthy, loyal, and you take your responsibilities seriously. You love to feel needed, which means you often take on the ‘mother hen’ role in your group - but you can be a worrywart sometimes!

PINK

You are loving, kind, friendly, romantic, and sensitive to the needs of others. You can be immature at times, but you’re very reserved and calm when the situation requires it.

PURPLE

You are a gentle free spirit, with a BIG imagination and a tendency to get stuck in a dreamworld - which means you’re often late for everything. You are ambitious, idealistic, understanding and supportive, too.

GREEN

You are stable, well balanced, loving, practical and down-to-earth - and tend to wear your heart on your sleeve at all times. You’re a loyal friend and faithful partner.

BLACK

You are independent, powerful and in control of your fate - not to mention sophisticated, dignified, sensual, organised, and strong-willed. But you tend to prefer to keep people at a distance, as, deep down, you feel a little lost and insecure.

WHITE

You are sensible, balanced, poised, and optimistic, with quiet inner confidence, self control and belief in yourself. However you can be very choosy and fussy about things, not to mention a little over critical of yourself and others.

Pretty illuminating, eh?

However there is so much more to it than what we’ve revealed here - the many different shades and hues of the colours themselves, and the ones you’re attracted to, can give a very, very, VERY detailed analysis of your personality.

Dr Max Luscher developed his test back in 1969 with the intention to measure a person’s psychological state: based on their colour preference along with his or her ability to withstand stress, to perform, and to communicate.

The Luscher Color Test is very easy and quick to take, but, despite this, it can give VERY detailed results.

Dr Max Luscher explained: “It is a ‘deep’ psychological test, developed for the use of psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians and those who are professionally involved with the conscious and unconscious characteristics and motivations of others.”

Sounds pretty fancy, doesn’t it?

The full version can’t be taken online, annoyingly, but you can take a quick version of Luscher Color Test for yourself here.

Does your favourite colour match up to your personality?

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