What color is authority?

A plurality say authority is red.
Click a color to add your vote.

“Red feels overpowering, fitting for figures in authority.”
“Authority is red because authority tells you to stop, and stop signs are red.”
“Red is a dominat color.”
“Authority is red to me because it usually is a commanding color, and authority is usually viewed negatively, just like anger which is commonly shown as red.”
“It’s bright and stands out to the other colours, and it’s easy to picture red when you imagine someone shouting commands.”
“Like the lights on a fire truck or ambulance, you see them, and you pull over so they can go faster. They have authority over you.”
“I feel like red is used a lot by what we consider to be more authoritarian bodies of government.”
“That’s the color teachers used to correct things.”
“Red is typically thought of as a strong, angry color, and authority is also perceived to be strong and angry to most people.”
“It looks menacing.”
“The letter A is red, plus red and the letter A are leaders in colors and letters.”
“Authority is red because it symbolizes fear and control of authority.”

“I think of suits, which are often black.”
“Suits are black. Black is a deep and strong color.”
“It feels intimidating.”
“Authority is often scary, and black is scary. Also, Darth Vader.”
“Authority is black because it is the most overpowering color. Even a little bit of black changes a color drastically, and so black is a color that has a lot of control.”

“Well, blue just seems like a bit of an authoritarian colour. Very serious and almost like a dictator over the other colours in my mind for some reason.”
“It’s like a police officer outfit, and officers have authority.”
“Police uniforms.”
“Police.”

“Royal color.”
“The authority skill in Disco Elysium is purple.”
“Purple is royalty, and royalty is in control.”
“In ancient times, purple dye was very rare and only used for those with a lot of wealth, and those are the same people who have authority. ”

“Uniform, industrial, cheap, unappealing, and downright depressing. Look around your average American business center. They used to be so colorful, artistic, and unique, everything that authoritarianism isn’t. Look at what happened to it.”
“It looks clean and sharp. ”
“Sad monotone; no joy. ”
“It’s the cold gray of steel—something unyielding and unfriendly.”

“because authority is usually seen as being ‘right,’ and ‘credible,’ and for me, the color green means right.”

“Authority is different than power; authority is mutually agreed responsibility, you have to make that from dirt.”