The Designer's Handbook of Colors
Color Preferences by Gender
The universally most favored color, by men and women, is blue!
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#0066ff
#0066cc
#003399
#0033ff
#0033cc
#003399
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#336699
#003366
"ALTHOUGH A PERSON may feel that his particular likes and dislikes for color are personal to him --a part of his spiritual make-up--an astonishing similarity of preferences is noted when thousands of opinions are analyzed. Even the elusive qualities of beauty seem to follow universal laws."
Colors Preferred by Men
Colors Preferred by Women
The data for the above pie charts has been obtained from Joe Hallock's Color Assignment.
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