www.selifestyle.com · AUGUsT 2009 · soUTHeAsT Lifestyle 3 What does your - by Denise H. Osborne Color you? say about claim that it is the "world's only validated personality testing instrument that is based on color instead of language." Color is discussed by hue, chroma, and value by the technical colorants. Designers tend to speak in degrees such as warm or cool colors, and neutrals. People tend to migrate toward variations of their favorite colors. Why? veryone has a favorite color or is drawn to particular colors. That is evident when you pick out a car, a shirt, or a dress. If they come in more than one color, people usually have a preference. In rooms, people are more comfortable with certain colors than they are with others. Why?...the answer lies within you. There are people who study color, people who forecast color, and there are industries that let the "color gurus" select the next year's colors for their products. Color impacts your life more than you may realize in that it includes sensation, psychology, and biology. "It balances our bodies" says Dewey Sadka. Do you know that people who like purple also like salt? I didn't, before I heard him speak recently when I attended the Atlanta market and in a seminar about a new color system that profiles your personality through your color choices. Being interested in color in my business, I wanted to see what it was all about. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed seeing different people select their favorite colors, and what that said about their basic motivations. I came home with all the charts. This is not a new system, but what was new this time is how it may predict compatibility for love, friendship, and career success...if you believe the e low show your basic motivation, while secondary colors of green, purple, and orange show how you relate and process your thoughts about others. Non-colors such as black, white, and brown explain your core hopes and fears. Intermediates such as teal, magenta, indigo, red-orange, lime-green and gold expose how you take on the world....are you in sync with your friends, do you complement each other, or do you clash? There are ways you can find that out. There is a website available, www. deweycolorsystem.com, where you can take a test online, and for $9.95, they will send you a 14-page report to you or you can make an appointment and do the color test for free. I did it for fun at an office the other day, and it sure got people talking and laughing. Some things are just meant to be fun, and they just may have some truths in them. u Denise H. Osborne is a Professional Member of the Association of Interior Design Professionals and the Interior Design Society. Located at Accessory Design Sevices, 4738 Pleasant Garden Road, Pleasant Garden, NC. Hours are by appoinment. They tend to feel more comfortable with colors they like. However, liking a color is not enough in some cases. It is also important to know the impact of your color choices known as color responses. But can it tell you why you work with one person better than another? I don't know, but I am certain it could be entertaining to find out. Primary colors of red, blue, and yel-