A plurality say resentment is red. Click a color to add your vote.
Resentment is red because…
“It is bad and a little evil.”
“Resentment is red because it’s about feeling hatred towards someone or something, and hatred is red.”
“Red is anger and passion. The combination kind of makes resentment. Als, they both start with R. ”
“Blood can boil with resentment.”
“Red is angry and fiery.”
“You get angry at the person for being better then you, or you get angry at yourself for not being good enough.”
“Red is angry and stubborn.”
Resentment is black because…
“It reflects inner turmoil, and the emptiness you feel when facing the exact cause of your resentment, being unable to change anything yet feeling this swirl of nothingness.”
“Resentment is like a dark swirling cloud. It feels bitter and strong, like black coffee.”
“Resentment is darker, harsher, more bitter than simple hatred. Resentment runs deep. It builds slowly, and is thick and heavy, like oil and sludge.”
“It feels dark.”
“Black like tar and turmoil.”
“You darken your attitude towards someone.”
“Resentment feels like a void.”
Resentment is grey because…
“Resentment is dull and persistent, like grey.”
“It’s an in-between feeling, you dislike the person, but you have to be around them regardless.”
“Resentment is not angry but cold and emotionless, a rock that is chipped at with time. ”
Resentment is purple because…
“Purple is like a poison, a sick feeling.”
“Resentment is purple because poison is purple too.”
“I associate resentment to evil Disney characters, who often are purple, e.g. the queen in Snow White and Ursula in The Little Mermaid.”
“It’s a sick feeling, the kind that makes you want to throw up just a little bit more when you see that thing or person. Sick like purple, a fear that you aren’t afraid of, but a fear that you hate.”
Resentment is green because…
“Green is like resentment because plants are green and resentment only grows.”
“Envy is green.
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“Resentment is usually hidden. Green can symbolize good and disgust. ”
Resentment is orange because…
“Resentment is orange because it just feels right, because it’s not red since red is anger and love and passion. Red gone bad?”
Resentment is brown because…
“It’s not a bright or intense feeling; it’s a feeling that hangs around inside you, but I don’t think it’s dark enough to be black either. I feel brown has the right sticky, dragging-down quality, like emotional mud, that gums up the works of a relationship.”
“It’s not as hot red as anger, more like a slow burn or rot hiding under the surface.”
“No one says brown is their favorite color. Brown is associated with things people resent or just generally dislike. It’s messy.”
“It’s dirty, jumbled up hate for someone; brown is just mixed up and messed up.”
Resentment is yellow because…
“Yellow is too loud, insists upon itself, and thinks it’s the ‘happy’ color when everyone can see how arrogant and annoying it is.”