What color is a tree, or the sky, or a sunset? At first glance, the answers seem obvious. But it turns out there is plenty of variation in how people see the world—both between individuals and between ...

Whether it’s the black of Black Friday, the white of the driven snow, or even the holiday blues, colors are deeply embedded in the rituals of life. But how have color terms come to be used for so much ...

In language, we easily link colors and emotions. English speakers see red, feel blue, or are green with envy, meaning they are angry, sad, or envious, respectively. French speakers voient rouge (see ...