ND-0367 · 2009 · Other
Color, arousal, and performance—A comparison of three experiments
Küller, Mikellides, Janssens. Color Research & Application. 2009.
doi.org/10.1002/col.20476 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Strong colours, especially red, raised brain arousal in full-scale rooms; introverts and people in low moods performed worse.
Design questions and applications
Use strong colour moderately, particularly in shared rooms.
Field
Colour and stimulation
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card kuller-2009-color-arousal) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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