The correlation between colour associated thermal perception and preferred human activity

Abstract

Research has shown that colour stimuli could trigger certain fixed emotional and behavioural responses lVithin human beings. Consequentty, transcending its typical aesthetic value, colours have a greater potential to be integrated into design in a WqJ that can stimulate required emotions and behaviour in the built environment to enable optimum human performance. This attribute is identified in the present stuc!J as an important aspect of the Junctional value of colour'. Literature on theory of colour explains the relationship betueen colour and human's, thermal perception (TP), distinguishing warm colours (red, orange, yellozv), cools colours (blue, gree1J,purple) and neutral colours (white, grey, black). This stu4J emphasises that every human activity demands a unique thermal condition or environment for its optimum performance. In consequence, it was f!)Ipothesised that colours could be potentiallY used to manipulate human thermal environment as demanded by the activity intended in arry built space. Hitherto, the scientific investigations done on the nature and potential of this association are scarce. The present research attempts to provide evidence for TP related to a few selected colours, while identifying certain associated functions for aforementioned colours.