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Before consulting these definitions of what the color in your dreams signify,  first consider your own personal and special associations with the color. Does the color remind you of a particular person, a body part, a childhood toy, or some object. For example, the color yellow may remind you of the childhood school bus your rode in or the yellow house you grew up in. To further guide you in your interpretations, below are common associations of various colors.

Beige

Beige represents the basics, the essentials and the barest form. It may also indicate your neutral or unbiased position in some matter.

Black

Black symbolizes the unknown, the unconscious, danger, mystery, darkness, death, mourning, rejection, hate or malice. The color invites you to delve deeper in your unconscious in order to gain a better understanding of yourself. It also signifies a lack of love and lack of support. More positively, black represents potential and possibilities. It is like a clean or blank slate.

If the feeling in the dream is one of joy, then blackness could imply hidden spirituality and divine qualities. 

To dream in black and white, suggests that you need to be more objective in formulating your decisions. You may be a little too unyielding in your thought process and thus need to find some sort of balance between two opposing views. Consider the views and opinions of others. Alternatively, black and white dreams is a sign of depression or sadness. You may feel that there is not enough excitement in your life.   TOP

Blue

Blue represents truth, wisdom, heaven, eternity, devotion, tranquility, loyalty and openness. Perhaps you are expressing a desire to get away. The presence of this color in your dream, may symbolize your spiritual guide and your optimism of the future. You have clarity of mind. Alternatively, the color blue may also be a metaphor for "being blue" and feeling sad. 

If you are wearing light blue in your dream, then it symbolizes your creativity. You like to pace yourself in whatever you are doing.   TOP

Brown

Brown denotes worldliness, practicality, domestic bliss, physical comfort, conservatism, and a materialistic character. Brown also represents the ground and earth. You need to get back to your roots.   TOP

Burgundy

To see the color burgundy in your dream, symbolizes wealth, success, and prosperity. It is indicative of your potential power.  TOP

Fuchsia

The color fuchsia represents mediation and your connection to your spirituality. You are letting go of old attitudes and welcoming a new change. This color is also associated with emotional stability.  TOP

Gold

The golden color reflects a spiritual reward, richness, refinement and enhancement of your surroundings. It also signifies your determination and unyielding nature.  TOP

Gray

Gray indicates fear, fright, depression, ill health, ambivalence and confusion. You may feel emotionally distant, isolated, or detached. Alternatively, the color gray symbolizes your individualism.  TOP

Green

Green signifies a positive change, good health, growth, fertility, healing, hope, vigor, vitality, peace, and serenity. The appearance of the color may also be a way of telling you to "go ahead".  Alternatively, green is a metaphor for a lack of experience in some task.  

To "be green" means that you are environmentally conscious. Green is also symbolic of your strive to gain recognition and establish your independence. Money, wealth and jealousy are often associated with this color.

Dark green indicates materialism, cheating, deceit, and/or difficulties with sharing. You need to balance your masculine and feminine attributes.  TOP

Hot Pink

The appearance of hot pink color in your dream, represents sex and lust.   TOP

Indigo

Indigo implies spirituality and divine protection. It may also mean deceit.   TOP

Ivory

The color ivory, signifies your superiority over others. Alternatively, ivory symbolizes tainted purity. Something or someone is not as perfect as you had thought.  TOP

Magenta

Magenta represents kindness and compassion. You are ready to come out of some dark time.  TOP

Maroon

The color maroon is symbolic of courage, bravery, heroism, and strength.   TOP

Mauve

To see the color mauve in your dream, indicates that you need to clear you mind of negative thoughts and think more positively.  TOP

Navy Blue

Navy blue represents conformity and a lack of individuality.  TOP

Olive Green

The olive green color symbolizes natural wisdom and Zen. You need to achieve peace in your environment.   TOP

Orange

Orange denotes hope, friendliness, courtesy, generosity, liveliness, sociability, and an out-going nature. It also represents a stimulation of the senses. You feel alive! You may want to expand your horizons and look into new interests.  TOP

Peach

Peach is the color of innocent love intermixed with wisdom. It also implies your caring nature and how you tend to the needs of others. Alternatively, the dream may imply that things are "peachy" for you. TOP

Pink

Pink represents love, joy, sweetness, happiness, affection and kindness. Being in love or healing through love is also implied with this color. Alternatively, the color implies immaturity or weakness, especially when it comes to love. Consider also the notion of getting "pink slipped". Pink is also the color for Breast Cancer Awareness.

If you dislike the color pink, then it may stem from issues of dependency or problems with your parents.   TOP

Purple

Purple is indicative of devotion, healing abilities, loving, kindness, and compassion. It is also the color of royalty, high rank, justice, wealth and dignity.   TOP

Red

Red is an indication of raw energy, force, vigor, intense passion, aggression, power, courage, impulsiveness and passion. The color red has deep emotional and spiritual connotations. Consider the phrase "seeing red" to denote anger. Alternatively, the color red in your dream indicates a lack of energy. You are feeling tired or lethargic.

Red is also the color of danger, violence, blood, shame, rejection, sexual impulses and urges. Perhaps you need to stop and think about your actions.  TOP

**See The Meaning In Action: "Red Eyes"

Silver

Silver represents justice and purity. It is symbolic of some protective energy.   TOP

Teal

The color teal signifies trustworthiness, devotion and healing. It is also indicative of spiritual guidance and teacher.  TOP

Turquoise

Turquoise is symbolic of healing power, karma and natural energy. It is often associated with the sun, fire, and male power.  

If you have negative feelings toward this color, then it indicates that you are shutting off your emotions and not letting people in. You fear change.  TOP

Violet

Violet denotes high spirituality, religious aspiration, purification, affection, gentleness, charm, and peacefulness. You have a sense of intuitive understanding and special intimacy.   TOP

White

White represents purity, perfection, peace, innocence, dignity, cleanliness, awareness, and new beginnings. You may be experiencing a reawakening or have a fresh outlook on life. Alternatively, white refers to a clean, blank slate. Or it may refer to a cover-up. In Eastern cultures, white is associated with death and mourning.   TOP

Yellow

The color yellow has both positive and negative connotations. If the dream is a pleasant one, then the color yellow is symbolic of intellect, energy, agility, happiness, harmony, and wisdom. On the other hand, if the dream is an unpleasant one, then the color represents deceit, disgrace, betrayal, cowardice and sickness. You have a fear or an inability to make a decision or to take action. Your desire to please others is at the risk of sacrificing your own needs and happiness. As a result, you are experiencing many setbacks.

To dream of a yellow room suggests that you need to use your mind. You are feeling mentally stimulated.   TOP

 

 

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