have tried to start looking into different colors meaning. Trying to create something to back up my decisions with so it gets above “it looks so pretty” level

Abstract: Examines the influence of the color of a personal computer screen on job performance, mood and physiological response in Japan. Types of computer monitor according to color; Difference in processing parafoveal and foveal information; Measurement of heart rate.

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Physiological response to color: A critical review
Color Research & Application
Volume 9, Issue 1, Date: Spring 1984, Pages: 29-36
Peter K. Kaiser

Effects of hue, saturation, and brightness: Part 2: Attention
Color Research & Application
Volume 29, Issue 1, Date: February 2004, Pages: 20-28
Nilgün Camgöz, Cengiz Yener, Dilek Güvenç
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (1354K)

Esthetic decision-making: How do people select colours for real settings?
Color Research & Application
Volume 33, Issue 1, Date: February 2008, Pages: 55-60
Lucila R. Geymonat de Destefani, T. W. Allan Whitfield
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (229K)

Analysis of cross-cultural color emotion
Color Research & Application
Volume 32, Issue 3, Date: June 2007, Pages: 223-229
Xiao-Ping Gao, John H. Xin, Tetsuya Sato, Aran Hansuebsai, Marcello Scalzo, Kanji Kajiwara, Shing-Sheng Guan, J. Valldeperas, Manuel José Lis, Monica Billger
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (210K)

Investigation of human’s emotional responses on colors
Color Research & Application
Volume 31, Issue 5, Date: October 2006, Pages: 411-417
Xiao-Ping Gao, John H. Xin
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (290K)

Color-emotion associations and color preferences: A case study for residences
Color Research & Application
Volume 32, Issue 2, Date: April 2007, Pages: 144-150
Banu Manav
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (383K)