The Positive Impact of Office Colour Scheme on Business

At the heart of all the businesses thriving across the globe are talented, productive and innovative brains. Each person who is part of the company, whether the founder or the manager or the executive, plays a vital role in its growth. Therefore, it becomes crucial to keep each one of them in a productive and calm frame of mind and ensure that all of them are encouraged to give their best.

So, what are the probable ways to do so? The primary elements that affect each person are their live environment – the office area, their co-workers, the sitting method and, of course, the color scheme.

The color is the most compelling stimulant for one of our most sensitive senses – the eyes. It has a direct relationship with our thoughtfulness. we generally wish others by saying ‘have a bright and colorful day,’ your mind instantly imagines your favorite colors – which brings positive vibes and leaves you with a sense of enthusiasm. If you read about colors and their impacts on human psychology – the color psychology – you will able to understand how colors have a direct effect on a person’s life, notably on their mood and their motivation.

It has been confirmed by science, and also mentioned in ancient doctrines like Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra, that various negative thoughts, as well as undesirable incidents, are the result of our immediate surroundings. And among the most powerful tool that could be exuding negative energy in the surroundings are the colors. So, all the offices that are covered with happy and joyful colors and have implemented the suggested logic of the ancient doctrines, observed fruitful results in the business they were running.

Mrs. Vibhuti Sabgal, who has the experience of more than a decade in Interior Designing & Vastu consulting, says that most of the negative effects of obnoxious surroundings can be refuted through positive colors. A positive color scheme has the capability to grasp the negative vibes and transform them into positive vibrations. Along with the color of the walls and curtains, the color of the furniture and the paintings too make a difference. The business owner just needs to be a little cautious while picking color shades for the office. While selecting colors for the painting, you should not only look to match the wall colors with other elements of office space, but also consider the effect it will have on your employees. As you would definitely want your employees to perform better in a good mood, as only then will your business will accomplish its goals and make profits.

As Vibhuti Sangal further says that whether you want to redesign an old office or decorating the interiors of a new office space, applying lively and professional colors will certainly enhance its looks. While selecting office colors, you should first observe closely at the type of office space you have. For a large office, you paint it with some bright colors. If you hold a small office, it will be better if you use the neutral, pastels and light shades. Then, analyze the kind of furniture you possess. It's better to paint the walls first and then corresponding choose furniture and accessories. In case, you already have them, then it is viable to choose a wall color that significantly matches them.

According to Vibhuti Sangal, Head of Vistaar Designs, one should invest some time in understanding the significance of the five key elements of nature – fire, water, air, earth and sky – and their respective positions in the sixteen directions. Then selecting the right colors becomes an effortless job. Each nature element is rendered by various colors, the direction devoted to that element should ideally have those particular color shades applied. When colors are in synchronization with their respective places assigned by the universe, they encourage positive energy resulting in positive emotion and enthusiasm.

“I recently visited a new office. The business owner and CEO were concern about lethargy in employees and the depreciation in business after shifting to the new place. I found the anomaly in the color of the office walls. The entire office was applied with light pink color, though it is favorable, but is recommended only for a certain direction. They needed colors which evolve energy and excitement. I recommended to repainted the office in off-white. And the results were apparent within a fortnight. I received a thank you note later from the CEO”, says Sangal.

Lately, many business firms and multinational companies have been taking advice from experts in the field of the colors psychology or Vastu Shastra. They want to get ensured that the workforce stays motivated and dynamic. They even changed the color scheme of their entire brand, if required– starting from the color of their logo to all their stationery, to the office building and even uniform of their staff – in the hope of better fortunes.