A plurality say pity is grey. Click a color to add your vote.
Pity is grey because…
“When receiving pity you feel a weird mix of comfort but also guilt, which is what grey conveys to me.”
“It is a rude feeling, and grey gives off rude vibes. ”
“It’s both a ‘bad’ and a ‘good’ feeling and grey is an in-between color.”
Pity is blue because…
“In American Sign Language the sign for pity has a circular motion that, in combination with how the fingers are positioned, always reminded me of rain. And, I associate rain with the color blue. Though pity is a darker shade of blue than rain itself.”
“It feels sad, and sad is blue.
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“Because I associate blue with sadness, and pity is feeling sad on behalf of someone else.”
“Often when I feel pity, I’ll cry out of sympathy for them. ”
“Pity is the feeling of sorrow for others misfortunes; I feel sad colors are usually blue.”
Pity is purple because…
“I associate sorrow with blue and discomfort with orange, so the closest match for both would be purple.”
“It starts with P.”
Pity is black because…
“Pits are black. Pity has “pit” in it, and self-pity is kinda like being at the bottom of a pit.”