Greetings, Wizard Writers!
I’m really excited about the post this week! As you probably know, many of my writing posts not only revolve around a magic theme, but also include colors. For example, my Novel Writing: The Rainbow Method, is the featured article this season and uses colors to help writers remember all of the literary elements while they’re penning novels. When I started the Wizard of Writing blog, I also did quite a few color thesaurus articles in The Color Magic series, which helped writers find other ways to write black, or pink, or blue, and so on.
To that end, I’m pleased to present a labor of love: A breakdown of character traits by color. What does this mean? Basically, that every color has a psychological reaction attached to it, or is commonly known for causing a certain response or a specific mood in people. Green, for example, is linked with nature and money. Red, with anger and war. Yellow, with happiness and wisdom. I’ve put together this list of character traits and connected them with color meanings so that it might be easy for you to develop your characters. Maybe you’d like a “blue” character who is sort of depressed. Or maybe a “pink” character—youthful and romantic—might be a good fit for your novel. You can pull in all or most of the traits from a single color for your character, or you can mix and match traits. This is also good for developing side or minor characters, who may be more difficult to express on the pages.
I hope this list helps you develop traits for your characters. Please let me know your thoughts and decisions in the comments section!
Character Traits
Red
Angry
Rebellious
Violent
Aggressive
War-like
Combative
Active
Athletic
Energetic
Lively
Romantic
Sexual
Loving
Passionate
Lustful
Frustrated
Stable (likes structure)
Courageous
Easily Stimulated
Leader
Confident
Intense
Fiery
Appetite for Life
Strong-willed
Hateful
Big Temper
Large Ego
Joyful
Orange
Creative
Active
Enthusiastic
Joyful
Psychotic
Anxious
Energetic
Optimist
Food-lover
Dancer
Music-lover
Art-lover
Warm
Sexual
Lustful
Fiery
Vibrant
Abundant
Focussed
Charges People
Health Restorer
Self-indulgent
Emotional
Social
Emotionally Unbalanced
Prideful
Vain
Sly
Worrier
Yellow
Happy
Intelligent
Pleasure-seeking
Sunshiny
Radiant
Warm
Self-confident
Optimistic
Wise
Enthusiastic
Idealist
Analytical
Over-thinker
Overly Critical
Compassionate
Energizing
Powerful
Green
Nature-lover
Money-driven
Greedy
Jealous
Relaxed
Evolving (constant growth)
Healer
Balanced
Soothing
Harmonious
Tranquil
Peaceful
Envious
Compassionate
Sensitive
Reliable/Dependable
Abundant
Friendly
Strong
Miserly
Possessive
Self-doubtful
Forgives Easily
Transformative
Life-giving
Blue
Calm
Relaxed
Water-lover
Sky-lover
Flighty
Communicative
Emotional
Powerful
Deep
Healer
Pain Reliever
Peaceful
Tranquil
Sad
Depressed
Intuitive
Quiet
Devoted
Serious
Imaginative
Lonely
Honest
Melancholy
Worrier
Fearful
Intelligent
Purple
Royal
Calm
Psychic
Intuitive
Healing
Cool
Balanced
Divine
Superior
Enlightened
Spiritual
Meditative
Protecting
Dreamer
Reflective
Searcher
Sympathetic
Truth-seeker
Noble
Wise
Powerful
Strong
Selfless
White
Calm
Angelic
Sky-lover
Flighty
Inspiring
Spiritual
Faithful
Truthful
Honest
Pure
Saintly
Holy
Snow-lover
Winter-lover
Mystical
Peaceful
Intuitive
Psychic
Enlightened
Virginal
Generous
Kind
Virtuous
Black
Protective
Imbalanced
Night-lover
Mysterious
Sacrificial
Secretive
Silent/Quiet
Dark/Gothic
Negative
Depressed
Absorbing
Dangerous
Evil
Sinful
Hateful
Ill
Abuser
Shielder
Contemplative
Reflective
Loyal
Emotional
Serious
Disciplined
Classy/Sophisticated
Dramatic
Powerful
Strong
Bold
Edgy
Pink
Loving
Pure
Compassionate
Good Companion
Art-lover
Beautiful
Modest
Romantic
Immature
Unselfish
Sensitive
Happy
Optimist
Innocent
Silver
Protective
Shielding
Psychic
Erratic
Mentally Ill
Illusionist
Divine
Messenger
Intuitive
Persuasive
Smooth Talker
Universal
Fairy Energy
Good-looking
Aged Well
Brown
Earthy
Natural
Nurturing
Good Organization
Impatient
Business-minded
Solid
Wise
Down-to-earth
Basic
Calm
Quiet
Stable
Secure
Gold
Spiritual
Powerful
Devoted
Harmonious
Inspiring
Enthusiastic
Heavenly
Saintly
God-like
Enlightened
Protective
Wealthy
Peach
Transformative
Harmonious
Tranquil
Fresh
Newborn
Innocent
Soft
Charming
Easy-going
Gray
Awakened
Confused
Secretive
Lonely
Undecided
Unbalanced
Anticipatory
Old
Neutral
Cloudy Perspectives
Magenta
Stand-out
Strong Personality
Dedicated
Loving
Calming
Soothing
Balanced
Optimistic
Maroon
Strong
Stable
Brave
Powerful
Angry
Raging
Explosive
Ivory
Hides the truth
Spiritual
Pure
Detached
Turquoise
Stable
Peaceful
Serene
Tranquil
Soft
Healer
Spiritual
Protective
Restorative
Positive
Faithful
Tropical-lover
Ocean-lover
Brass
Rude
Brash
Intelligent
Melding
Goal-oriented
Thanks for reading!
Up Next Week: The Wizard’s Lucky Dozen: 12 Checkpoints for Constructing a Scene in Writing
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