Why do people have favorite colors?
Well, there is a very long, exciting, complicated, mind blowing answer to that question.
With seven different colors in a rainbow and many different variations of those colors it is hard to choose which color one likes best. Each person has a different favorite color that is unique to them. People liking the look of different colors could possibly stem from an idea that there can be "different physiological differences in people's eyes, in their retina and lens that may be able to slightly change what people see." (http://www.personal.psu.edu/afr3/blogs/SIOW/2010/12/do-people-see-colors-differently.html)
When kindergarteners first learn their colors they are told "this color is blue" or "this one is pink." They are taught to identify a particular shade with a particular word. To make a long story short, one person's pink might look the same as as another person's blue, but they are still titled pink and blue. People have favorite colors simply because they also have different tastes and prefer one look to another. This is what makes us unique as human beings.
Wow. Didn't think about the difference in the retinas and lens that would be that significant when choosing a color. My favorite color is blue. I think I like this color because a long time ago a teacher told me it was a nice color on me and it stuck!
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