A plurality say surprise is yellow. Click a color to add your vote.
Surprise is yellow because…
“Surprise is yellow because it is bright and luminous, and it is a joyful color, reminding many of happy surprise parties.”
“In video games or art a surprised expression usually involves a yellow starburst or something similar. It’s a color I associate with alertness and attention.”
“It is usually exciting and fun.”
“I personally associate yellow with lightning, which makes me think of things that are sudden, which leads me to surprise.”
“When people yell ‘Surprise!’ it’s usually joyful and bright, like yellow.”
“Surprise is yellow because it’s far brighter than the other colors, and sort of shocking.”
“Surprise is yellow because it’s bright, it’s joy, it stands out, yet we don’t always notice it no matter how common.”
“Surprise is like a bomb, which, when it explodes, produces a shocking yellow color. ”
“Surprises are fun. Yellow looks fun.”
“Good surprises make you happy, which is a yellow emotion.”
“It’s bright! It’s jumping at ya like ‘Surprise!’”
“Yellow is bright, happy, and loud.”
“Yellow is a bright color, and surprise is just a sudden and ‘bright’ emotion.”
“In graphic novels when someone is surprised there is usually a yellow exclamation point.”
“It’s a loud, surprising color.”
Surprise is pink because…
“The jolt in your heart when you’re surprised—could be good or bad, but it’s pink.”
“I wouldn’t say a pink as soft as the one on screen, but a more vibrant, aggressive pink that I imagine would be how excitement feels.”
“Confetti is often pink.”
“Usually birthdays have surprises with confetti, and pink makes me think of confetti.”
“Well party is pink, and a surprise party is pink as well, and pink is close to red, but red is frightened ,so surprised is pink.”
Surprise is purple because…
“When I think of a surprise party, I think of glittery, purple confetti!”
“Surprise is purple because surprise is funky, and so is purple.”
Surprise is orange because…
“It’s like the color of a question mark in my daydreams, and question marks can be seen as a surprise.”
Surprise is red because…
“Surprise is red because each day starts with a red sunrise, and each day is a surprise!”
Surprise is white because…
“White feels like adrenaline and the jump in your heart you feel when you’re surprised or startled.”