Do you see numbers as colors?

@buldwgz (1489)
United States
April 14, 2008 8:58pm CST
I read once in a psychocolgy magazine that when some people relate numbers to certain colors. I thought that was quite interesing and realized that I think of a few numbers as colors like the number 2 I almost always think of as blue while 1 is red. I am not sure why this is and I have forgotten what the explanation was but I am wondering if anyone else out there sees numbers and colors that way.
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bevvy22
@bevvy22 (279)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I can't say that I see numbers in a colorful way, buldwgz, but I am curious now as to what, if anything it means. Interesting topic.
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Thanks for the interest bevvy22. I am curious what, if anything, it means as well. I have forgotten that part from the article I read.
amyhendricks77
@amyhendricks77 (828)
• United States
25 Apr 08
Humm, interesting. I dont seem to relate the two together, but, I am blonde and that could have something to do with it :)
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
26 Apr 08
LOL, maybe being blonde actually keeps you sane too...LOL. thanks for the response.
branmatt
@branmatt (52)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Ummm, no buldwgz, can't say that I see numbers and colors like that at all. Interesting I guess.
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Thanks for the response branmatt.
gmwgreat
@gmwgreat (287)
• Ethiopia
15 Apr 08
hi buldwgz, i started a discussion like this but i don still get any responses, am a little bit different from you, i never seen numbers with colors, what i see is days with colors Monday (white), Tuesday(dark-green)...like that, and i see numbers in columns and rows like a ladder, one up to twenty belongs to the first column, twenty up to hundred are in the same row next to the left of peak of the first column..it seems confusing but i don know how i experienced it, thats how i see numbers and days, its from my child hood, happy my lotting!
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Very interesting gmwgreat. It may seem confusing to some, but if that is how it works for you then so be it. I am sure even though you don't know why its that way it is still easy for you to understand. Best of luck.
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sabeenaparween
@sabeenaparween (37)
• Australia
15 Apr 08
I have heard about such a study too, but personally I just associate RED with 39 which indicated FAIL in my mathematics test paper..ha ha
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Your response made me laugh, sabeenaparween. Red and 39 I can understand very well in that case. Better study for the next one, huh? Best of luck.
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jer31558
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I've not heard this, but in the movie mask (starring cher) there was a similiar relation when the boy was teaching the blind girl. Hot =red cold = blue and I forget the rest. As for me, numbers make me think of nothing except whatever I am numbering.
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I do remember that from the movie too, jer31588. Makes sense to me about the relation to the items and numbers. I thought maybe you would think of Dr. Seuss though, you know, "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish."
k1tten
@k1tten (2318)
• United States
15 Apr 08
I really don't think that way. I feel colors more than assign colors numbers. Each color has a different feeling and what not. Sorta hard to explain but yeah, colors aren't assigned numbers in my mind.
buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Thanks for the response. I think of numbers with colors for some reason I don't know why. Each color doesnt have a number, but numbers seem to be colors for me. I appreciate the response, K1tten. Colors do reflect feeling too I think.
Deea48
@Deea48 (1166)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Hmmmm, that is a interesting thought. I myself have never assocaited numbers with colors. but I know there is tons of info on numerology. Numbers of your birth ect.. and how they predict your behavior , life. I really do not to much about it myself.
buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Thanks for your response Deea48. Numbers are quite interesting indeed.
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ranki_wj
@ranki_wj (49)
• China
15 Apr 08
That sounds very interesting!!~I cant tell the dolors of numbers, but each number makes me feel different. The number 5 shows happiness, eg.
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buldwgz
@buldwgz (1489)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Very interesting ranki_wj. Thanks for the response, I hadn't thought of numbers and emotions before.
digerati
@digerati (286)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
hello buld, it may happen to some people, but i do not see numbers as colors except if it was intended to code, legend or for encrypting or decrypting. other than that, i see it as color. except for blue that i consider as favorite color assigned to my birthnumber... love colors and numbers, digerati