A plurality say agony is red. Click a color to add your vote.
Agony is red because…
“Red is just such an intense color, and agony is the most intense feeling anyone could have.”
“Kidney stones left me in agonizing pain, and kidneys are red.”
“These are the definitions: intense pain of mind or body, the struggle that precedes death, a violent struggle or contest, a strong sudden display... It all plays the color red in my head.”
“Agony is red because red represents pain, rage, and suffering.”
“It’s the color you see when you close your eyes, during a splitting headache or fractured bone.”
“Red is agony because when you get hurt you bleed and its red.”
“Bright red and painful. It runs like blood, and is a pungently horrid color.”
“Red is what everyone associates with pain and agony: red blood, pain described as a ‘red haze’. I’m surprised it’s not the majority this time.”
“The Into the Woods musical has an album cover that’s red, and there’s a song in the show called Agony.”
“Red is blood and blood is pain and pain is agony.”
“I associate it with pain as well (both because it’s bright, and it’s close to the color of blood), and I view agony as a specific and extreme version of pain.”
“Blood.”
“I think red when I think of agonizing pain.”
Agony is black because…
“Agony is extreme pain, and pain is a dark, dark thing.”
“I imagine agony as being alone or isolated, like being trapped in darkness.”
“The color of the void.”
“Agony is a hopeless feeling of being stuck in a black void with no one. Empty. Alone. In pain. Black.”
“It’s a time of darkness. ”
“Death makes people wear black in most places, and losing someone is the biggest agony.”
“A pure void is more agonizing than a red one.”
“Black is often associated with death, darkness, evil, and bad luck, and agony means extreme psychical or mental suffering.”
Agony is grey because…
“Because its not quite white and not quite black—grey is in a constant limbo, and for many that is worse than pure pain.”
“It is a never-ending torrent of pain.”
“Because you feel dark but hopeful enough it hurts.”
Agony is purple because…
“Bruises are purple.”
“Sadness (blue) and anger (red) in one.
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“Agony is purple because bruises are purple.”
Agony is blue because…
“It’s a cold pain.”
Agony is white because…
“Blinding pain; everything feels like nothing.”
“Agony is white because intense pain is white hot and fills your vision.”