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vowels
aeiouy
Color-vowel theory: The color of vowels correlates to the sound of the name of the color (in most cases). This probably results from the learned association of the sound of the name of the colors with the actual color during childhood.
Red = 'eh' (short 'a')
Green = 'ee' (short 'e')
Blue = 'oo' (u)
White = 'eye' (long 'i')
Black is the exception. Although the word 'black' brings to mind the color black, the 'a' in black is a red color. Not sure why.
The color changes in intensity for each vowel depending upon the length of said vowel in each word. This in turn affects the color of words and syllables. Mary versus Mars. Longer vowels are less saturated in color, either darker or lighter; short vowels are more saturated in color. 'i' and 'y' tend to remain white, although in some cases where the sound changes, they may change color. (Example: 'Rhythm' is yellow-hued.)
Consonant sounds are largely ignored and don't bring to mind very specific colors. The sound created from a consonant, however, can affect the overall color/texture if it's strong/unique enough. (Example: 'Lee' )
The combination of vowels creates new colors resulting from the combination of the two vowel colors:
Lauren
Amelia
Sound
'a' + 'u' results in purple.
'i' + 'a' results in pink.
'o' + 'u' results in navy.
'e' + 'a' never results in brown; the two are always distinctly separate but fade into one another. (The same applies to 'eau' words.) Again, this is dependent upon spelling. 'Heart' and 'hart' look very differently, as do 'hert' and 'hurt.'
Addn: The 'en' in Lauren is a lighter color as compared to 'e' in Amelia because of the difference of long vs. short; same for the 'a' in Amelia.
Words are perceived almost immediately upon being heard as the physically written form which therefore produces the color. Overall, they lack shape and texture, but are extremely colorful.
musical sounds
Sounds, unlike words, cannot be understood in a written form. Sounds produce upon being heard definitive shapes and textures to which color takes a back seat and is often ignored. A horn is harsh: It is wide with jagged edges that end abruptly. A drum is like a blob of matter which extends and contracts repeatedly. Strings are like a series of wires that are strung together, like a cable that supports a bridge. These shapes and textures do not change much beyond this, but they do move. They can cascade and climb with the intensity of the music. They can fade in and out of awareness quickly or slowly.
Addn: The majority of musical sounds are vowel-esque, meaning they can be mimicked in language by a vowel. Violins, drums, guitar, etc. As a result, musical sounds, depending on their pitch, can have colors. A bass drum produces a low, deep color in the dark blues or purples; a violin, in contrast, is a bright blue, light gray or even white. These colors are on the whole difficult to perceive.
Silence is the absence of sound. Silence is black, or more likely empty, which is understood as black. Silence is the backdrop to music and therefore all music is perceived against black.
numbers
1234567890
'8' is closer to a plum color. '9' is a dark navy/purple combination that is almost indistinguishable from black. '0' is black.
Interestingly enough, the majority of synesthetes report that '1' and '0' are white or black, though which is which depends upon the person. Personally, '1' an 'i' an '0' and 'o' are close enough in shape that the result is the former is white while the latter is black. Addn: 'two' = 'blue' = 'oo'; 'three' = 'green' = 'ee'. The rest of the colors assigned to the numbers appear random and there doesn't seem to be a reason.
When in combination, the colors of numbers never change. They are always the same. 30 looks the same as 3,000 ,as does 56 and 56,565.
synesthesia