More than a third of survey respondents ranked these two colors as their least favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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America\u2019s least desired colors for home decoration: orange and pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the result of a survey of more than 1,500 consumers by Modsy, an online interior design service. More than a third of survey respondents ranked these two colors as their least favorite, Apartment Therapy reports on the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe associate orange with things that need our attention\u2014traffic cones and construction signs\u2014which can sometimes be overstimulating in a home,\u201d Lindsay T. Graham, a social psychologist at U.C. Berkeley, told Apartment Therapy as a possible reason for the orange distaste in the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pink may be a calmer hue but \u201cpink has become very gendered,\u201d Graham adds. \u201cWe\u2019re conditioned to think of pink as denoting something demure and feminine, and that association is so strong that it feels like a big statement to use it in a space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purple and yellow also were low on the popularity list of consumers using them in home design. However, people who did use these colors tended to report positive associations with the space they live in, the report notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, homeowners favored the color blue in home decoration, often attributing a calming effect to the color, according to the Modsy survey. The top five favorite colors to use in home decor are white, green, black, and brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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More than a third of survey respondents ranked these two colors as their least favorite. America\u2019s least desired colors for home decoration: orange and pink. This is the result of a survey of more than 1,500 consumers by Modsy, an online interior design service. More than a third of survey respondents ranked these two colors … <\/p>\n