Does your music echo the sunshine of yellow, the calm of blue, or the groove of violet?
Share which color resonates with you the most musically using the guide and press play to check out our curated color-inspired playlists. ๐ถ
Hearing in Color
Red: This color scores higher on emotional scale of arousal and excitement. Higher pitches, faster tempos, fast attack and strongly rhythmic percussion are the triggers that help our brains โhearโ the color red.
Orange: A bit slower in tempo, lower in pitch, and rougher around the edges than other colors at the lower end of the visible spectrum.
Yellow: The color of โplayfulness and sunshine.โ Sonic associations with yellow draw on major keys, brighter timbres, light and lively rhythms, and simple harmonies.
Green: Often associated with nature. Organic instrumentation, simple harmonies, relaxed tempos and intimate vocals are all strong sonic associations with the color green.
Blue: Draws on slower tempos and more relaxed rhythms. Lower pitches and instruments like piano and strings allow for more expression and produce the sense of calm thatโs often an emotional association with the color blue.
Violet: Uses sonic building blocks that include higher pitches, warmer timbres, and percolating rhythms that are full of swagger and groove.
Indigo: Sonically represented by lower pitches, darker timbres, slower tempos, and gritty rhythms that form a musical tapestry both delicate and delicious.
