AbstractThe way each of us uses color reveals a lot about ourselves. Color may be used unconsciously or consciously. In either case, color provides the trained observer with important cues regarding the nature of inner conflicts in a patient or client. Our liking or disliking of any color is associated with information received from significant persons. In most cases, this association is related to status, our desire to improve our position within some social scale. The deceptive use of color and the concept of sophisticated color seem to be interdependent.