Do Sheet Color Affect Your Sleep?

October 29th, 2009 By: Brittany

Have you ever wondered if the sheets that you sleep on in bed ever contribute to your overall sleep health, and also your bedroom romance? I did. We all know how colors can affect us on a conscious and subconscious level. Every color has its own vibration that allows our mind and body to respond. Here are some examples.

Red
Excitement, energy, passion, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, love, aggression, danger, fire, blood

Yellow
Joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard.

Blue
Peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, cold, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.

Orange
Energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.

Green
Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, vigor, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune.

Purple
Royalty, spirituality, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning.

Gray
Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring.

Brown
Earth, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, stability, simplicity, and comfort.

White
Reverence, purity, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical, sterile.

Black
Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, anonymity, unhappiness, depth, sadness, remorse, anger.

I took it upon my self to try a fun experiment to the test. For 15 days I tried four different colors; yellow, red, green, and purple.

Yellow was the first color that I used. Believe it or not the yellow actually made me feel more stimulated and excited. It was a brighter shade of yellow. I also found myself up more often with the yellow sheets then the other colors. The second color was a light green. These sheets made me feel very secure in my bed. I didn’t feel over stimulated and I slept just fine through the night. In my opinion I feel that green is a very soothing color that is perfect for bedroom and night time us. The last one I used was red. I wanted to us this color more for the intimacy that it is suppose to create when used. I have to say red is a very powerful. I feel even more secure in red. It did make me feel more passionate, and it might have help with my romance a little bit more then the other colors the five days I used it. Overall, I slept the best in red. I found myself falling a sleep very fast, and sleeping the longest hours. Very interesting.

The purple I used was in my son’s bed. This color is one of my favorites. I don’t have purple sheets for my bed yet, but I do have them for him. Purple is by far one of the best sheets and blankets to use when you are sick. Purple is very healing in its vibration, and does wonders for feeling nurtured. During this time my son came down with an ear infection. We put purple sheets on his bed and within a day of long sleep and rest he was feeling great!

So the next time you are out shopping for new sheets think about what color you might need. Usually the color that we are drawn to the most is the color that we probably would benefit the most from.

Happy sleep!

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