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Color Theory and the Color Quiz

21 Nov

Sometimes when I am bored, I scour the web for personality tests to take. At this point, I am hard-pressed to find any new ones. In fact, it is even getting to the point where I know how to answer questions in order to get a certain result. This is why I love tests that don’t ask obvious questions or the meaning is hidden behind an additional level of information.

One such test is the color quiz. All you have to do is choose the colors that make you feel the best and it will generate your existing situation, your stress sources, and your problems. I have taken this test many times over the years, and I have to say that it has been surprisingly accurate each time.

After some time, I got curious about the color theory behind the test. Apparently, the color quiz was developed from work done by color psychologist, Dr. Max Luscher. Here is a brief description of his work, while this link takes you into a more detailed explanation of the color quiz. I would recommend anyone remotely interested in color theory to check these out after taking the quiz.