Written by Michaela MacBlake Matthews
Welcome back to another edition of Color Swatches For The Soul, where we are taking a closer look at the symbolism of shades, and how to set the mood for your craft projects, fashion, and lifestyle with color psychology! Today we’re looking at Hot Pink.
The Red Family
The color red symbolizes action, passion, intensity, and in some cases, even aggression. Red is a color of making movements and grabbing attention, come what may! Red can often play the bounds between excitement and alarm, while darker shades signal a steadier, more rooted sense of firmness, and lighter shades represent an experimental, or interactive sense of engagement!
How Hot Pink Sets The Mood
Hot Pink symbolizes fearless whimsy, extreme sociability, and powerful playfulness. Hot Pink is an unapologetic rendition of youthfulness, emotion, and networking. It is the sharpest, most full-throttle shade of the pink spectrum without crossing over into red, representing a very active pursuit of the lighter side of life! The full saturation of this shade says ‘bring it on!’, while the lightness signals a well-intended motive behind the challenge at hand.
How To Use Hot Pink In Your Craft Projects
Hot Pink is the go-getting color for empaths, because it takes up space without ever feeling harsh. It is a phenomenal base color to use when you want to shake off the dust and get going! Or, as a supplementary color in your palette, it can add just a touch of momentum to bring the surrounding colors to life, and draw enough attention to give softer colors a space to speak and be heard.
Hot Pink gifts are perfect for occasions that involve diving into a new social environment! When a loved one is moving to a new city, switching schools, or making the transition to a more customer-facing position than they’re used to, a pop of Hot Pink on a bracelet or a keychain can help to keep them in the zone, and fuel them to be outgoing during the transition.
Color Palettes For Hot Pink
Hot Pink is a very versatile color, and can pair well with most darks, pastels, neutrals, and even saturated neons. As a fearless and unapologetic shade, it will make efforts to work well in whatever project, outfit, or decor it finds itself in!
With neutrals and pastels, Hot Pink becomes the showstopper. Held up against darks, it becomes the edgy and bold ringleader of the color palette. With neons, however, Hot Pink is most at home, running with like-minded colors, and making a splash in any and all ways imaginable!
At the end of the day, Hot Pink is the go-to color for breaking free from shyness, and standing for your place in the world. It is a color for movement, active love, new horizons, and self-standards, all rolled into one show-stopping hue.
If you can feel it, there’s a color for it!
Meet the Author
"Mac" is on the Lifestyle Team here at Darn Good Yarn, and loves taking a ‘teach a man to fish’ approach to creative therapy. She is certified in neuro-linguistic programming, and is also the surreal artist and author behind Surrealismac.
