10 Personality Traits About People Who Like White

What does choosing the "color" white say about you?

There is a certain psychological interpretation of colors and how it affects our human brain. Some personality traits can be categorized by the preference of color.

Here we are going to focus solely on the "color" white.

The color white represents the most complete and pure of colors. In psychology, white is often a representation of purity, innocence, wholeness, and completion. The color psychology of white signifies new beginnings such as having a clean slate. 

In ancient times or biblical stories, angels were always portrayed with glowing white light and gown shining down.

People who tend to choose white, enjoy simplicity, cleanliness, minimalism.

If we look at professions, doctors in white coats, brides traditionally wear white gowns, and a white picket fence usually gives you the feeling of safety and happy home.

Psychological Influence of the Color White

• Aids mental clarity
• Encourages simplicity and declutter in our lives
• Purifies our thoughts and actions
• The feeling of fresh beginnings

Meaning Around the World

• Most places in the world choose white for their weddings, especially in the western world.

• In China and parts of Africa, White is chosen for mourning.

• A white flag is universally recognized as a symbol of truce or surrender.

• The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to ensure pleasant dreams.

Apple, one of the greatest companies of the 21st century and it's late founder Steve Jobs has strongly preferred white for the company's designs and products.  The launch of the first iPod was a beautiful zen-like white.

White signifies the ability to stay calm and balanced, even in the midst of conflict. These type of people bring great gifts of clarity and tolerance and are generally kind, adaptable, and good listeners.

As we all know, white gets dirty easily.  Ones who prefer white not only seek cleanliness in appearance but are often associated with higher standards, since it is more difficult to maintain this kind of purity. Even the tiniest spot will be more obvious on white and many people tend to avoid white just for this reason. Your consistent choice of white over other colors shows your confidence in yourself, your openness, fearlessness and your striving for perfection.

However, some may be going through a transitional phase in life and choose white as a symbol of a blank slate or new page; a new chapter in your life.

White is also associated with courage. White cannot hide imperfections, like black can, so if you are wearing white you are usually perceived as a very open, sincere and brave person.

Other qualities of personality color of white are:

• optimism,
• independence,
• harmony,
• wisdom,
• emotional control,
• self-reliance,
• confidence.

Is white your color?

The reason for this article is because the Carrara white marble is a very popular choice amongst the people that use our products. It is also extremely popular in the interior design world because of its characteristics as well as an angelic white background.

Don't you think it's more fun to know the reason behind your choice in color and how it reflects your own personality?

Can you feel white as your color? 

If white isn't your color, don't worry! We will explore other colors in the next few articles.  Here you can take a look at the psychology of red.

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