A plurality say contempt is pink. Click a color to add your vote.
Contempt is pink because…
“It’s like hate which is red, but slightly different. A vivid, deep pink.”
Contempt is red because…
“Anger is red, and when you feel contempt you’re angry.”
“Anger is red, and when you feel contempt you’re angry.”
Contempt is purple because…
“Contempt is scorn or hatred to those who are less to you. Purple is lofty and royal, with its nose turned high to sneer at those deemed lesser than it.”
“Contempt is like red with a dark side.”
Contempt is black because…
“Contempt is more than just anger or hate to me, it’s a much stronger emotion that can only be represented by a ‘colour’ as striking as black, a colour already often associated with negatives.”
“ Very harsh feeling. I don’t know why, but the word itself sounds evil.”
“It’s a hateful emotion that makes me think of disdain, so it’s dark. ”
“A very dark emotion. Sinister people are ‘contemptible,’ and callous, black-hearted villains often have contempt for others.”
Contempt is orange because…
“For me, contempt is somewhere between looking down on others, i.e. pride and yellow, and anger, i.e. red.”
Contempt is grey because…
“Grey is seen as a lesser color. Boring, basic, bleak. Inferior to the other colors. Not once have I heard someone say grey is their favorite. I’ll bet if grey had the ability to feel emotion it would feel small and unwanted. Like an outcast.”
“Depressing, moody, and jealous.
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“Grey feels like something without many qualities, like worthless. That’s why I think grey is the best colour for contempt.”
“When you are in contempt, you get greyed out.”
“Contempt means something beneath consideration. If you don’t care about something, it’s all greyed out, if not nonexistent.”
“Contempt means worthless or no respect; grey is a solemn colour similar to black—harsh but not as harsh as hate.
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