Restful colors

In Western cultures, pink is traditionally associated with feminine traits like softness, kindness, nurturing, and compassion. However, with shifting gender roles, designers should be cautious when applying these associations. Pink is also often connected with love, and romance, and has relaxing and rejuvenating qualities, making it suitable for caring or nurturing purposes.

The phenomenon of Drunk-Tank Pink, also known as Baker-Miller Pink or Schauss Pink, claims that this particular tone of pink helps lower the heart rate, pulse, and respiration.

According to studies, prisoners placed in cells with pink-painted walls at the Naval correctional facility demonstrated a reduction of hostile, violent, or aggressive behavior.^[1] Other experiments, though, like the one at the Santa Clara County Jail, proved the opposite. The positive effect took place during only the first month of exposure to the color but then rose after that. ^[2]