Temperaments and (symbolic) colours

[mippus]

If you were to assign colours to the temperaments, what would they be? And why?

my suggestion (in order of "certainty")

SP: red
NT: blue
NF: yellow
SJ: green

mark that "grey" is not considered to be a colour :D

[mlittrell]

what do you mean by "assign colors". do they have symbolistic meaning or...my point is just this: what are you getting at what. what is the point?

im just curious...not trying to be cynical or anything :)

[sleepless]

Oh, please...

[mippus]

Yes, exactly that, the colour would have to have a symbolic value.
RED: action: SP
Blue: cool, rational: NT
...

[mippus]

Oh, please...

feel free to ignore this thread...

[mlittrell]

feel free to ignore this thread...

agreed.

and thank you for your quick reply, i appriciate it :)

another question.

how did you come to the conclusion that NF would be yellow and SJ would be green

[Eric B]

I just use the original humour colors, but with a twist:

SP - Sanguine - blood - red
SJ - Melancholic - black bile
NT - Choleric - yellow bile
NF - Phlegmatic - green

This reverses Keirsey's NF/NT assignments to the humours. But the NT's need for mastery and competence is more traditionally Choleric, while the NF's diplomacy and even its people-focus is traditionally Phlegmatic. (Keirsey judged it only by "enthusiasm" as opposed to "coolness", but the familiar "loud, hot-headed" aspect of choleric is best matched by the In Charge interaction style, rather than an action temperament. So Interaction + Conation are actually two four temperament systems mapped to the 16 types).

[mlittrell]

is there any application to all of this?

[mippus]

@Eric: very nice. I forgot about that. I like the adjustment you suggest.

@mlittrell: explaining the temperaments to people new in MBTI might be easier through the use of colours. The letters are confusing at first.

["?"]

If you were to assign colours to the temperaments, what would they be? And why?

my suggestion (in order of "certainty")

SP: red
NT: blue
NF: yellow
SJ: green

mark that "grey" is not considered to be a colour :DTrue Colors (http://www.truecolors.org/) list them as:

SP - Orange
NT - Green
NF - Blue
SJ - Gold

[mlittrell]

ahh ok thats what i was looking for, a concept WITH application

I tend to explain it to people who are new as SJ = Guardians SP = Hunter/Gatherer NT = Philosopher NF = prophet/diplomat

[substitute]

If red is passion, it's gonna be ENFJ
Or, if NT's are choleric then that's also about being passionate so maybe red's ours.

There are two kinds of black: classy/clean black and depression black. Like the difference between a crisp, new tux and the eyeliner round an emo kid's eyes. Maybe ENTJ is the first and ...who's the second?

I like a nice midnight blue, personally. Or crimson.
Somebody who seems very sincere about believing themselves to be psychic tells me I have a white aura, whatever that means. I'm not really into that kinda stuff. But she says I spong. *shrug*

So like, maybe if auras can have different colours and the colours have meanings then maybe there's an aura colour that corresponds to the typical traits of each type?

[Haphazard]

Can INTJs have chartreuse?

[GZA]

NT: Red
NF: Green
SJ: Blue
SP: Different shade of blue

[htb]

SP: Royal blue/mahogany
NT: Raw umber/eggshell
NF: Raw umber/lime
SJ: Royal blue/forest green

There's nothing special to it. I simply identify the acronym's colors via my chromagraphemia.

[Haphazard]

SP: Royal blue/mahogany
NT: Raw umber/eggshell
NF: Raw umber/lime
SJ: Royal blue/forest green

There's nothing special to it. I simply identify the acronym's colors via my chromagraphemia.

N is burnt umber for you, too? :holy:

[Flush]

SP: Red
SJ: Gold
NT: Blue
NF: Yellow

[Athenian200]

SP: Orange-red
NT: Teal
NF: Magenta
SJ: Flax

What do you think?

[Jeffster]

SP: Orange-red
NT: Teal
NF: Magenta
SJ: Flax

What do you think?

Flax is a color? :huh:

[cloakofsnow]

I've always naturally associated the four temperaments with colours (just as I associate the personalities of the people I know with shades of colours). Each temperament gives me a different "feel" which is similar to the "feel" of a particular colour. The associations are made very subconsciously and not rationally at all. This how I see the temperaments with regards to colours:


NT = Blue (Te - Dark/Navy Blue, Ti - Pale/Sky Blue)
NF = Red (Fe - Pink, Fi - Crimson)
SJ = Silver or Gray
SP = Gold or Yellow or Orange

[CaptainChick]

Ne: Every color

Ni: Any color

Fe: Red

Fi: Violet

Te: Black

Ti: Grey

Se: Every color

Si: Every color (filtered)

[OneWithSoul]

I usually think of..

NTs as dark green
NFs as dark blue
SPs as a scarlet color
SJs as a yellow color

[entropie]

NT = Blue (Te - Dark/Navy Blue, Ti - Pale/Sky Blue)


Object your honour !

[cloakofsnow]

Object your honour !


I guess if I have to rationalize it a bit, I think it's because I associate dark blue with the corporate world (and people in dark business suits) and somehow I associate the corporate world with Te. As for pale blue, to me this is the most cerebral of colours and Ti is the most cerebral of the functions. And the colour blue in general seems to suit NT because blue "feels" cool and detached.

These are my subjectively valid reasons (however crudely explained). Therefore, objection overruled! :D