Colors elicit an emotional response that designers need to understand. For pool builders, this knowledge can help when they’re trying to create the ideal palette for a client. For example, if the individual is quiet and calm, blue schemes probably will speak strongly to them. Here’s what the experts have to say about each color’s significance:

  • Reds:

    • Power, love, hate, strong emotions. In a home, it means hospitality and is a traditional color.

  • Oranges:

    • Activity, energy, youth. In a sense, orange is a modern color that has been popular in the past five years.

  • Yellows:

    • Learning, wealth, the East. This is a color of visibility that is underused, though it is widespread in nature.

  • Greens:

    • Nature, the environment, abundance. Many say green is the new blue and as such, it has dominated design since the early ’90s.

  • Blues:

    • Water, sky, respectability. As red is the color of women, blue is the color of men. It is the nation’s favorite color, conservative but complex.

  • Purples:

    • Regal, ecclesiastical, elite. Like yellow, it’s an underused color and one of the oldest in the world.