When it comes to choosing office furniture, no matter it is training room tables, meeting room tables, workstations, office chairs, cabinets or lounge area furniture, many factors come into play, such as flexibility, functionality, comfort, and aesthetics. However, one aspect that is often overlooked is the role of color psychology. If you asked your employees to share their favorite color, what would most choose? What color is generally better for office furniture?

Simple, stylish, fashionable elements and artistic styles are becoming the trend in office furniture design. These elements are preferable to the office space to make the entire office environment more modern, comfortable and flexible. Different color combinations can affect staff’s mood, productivity and psychological well-being. There have been great changes in the color of office furniture, especially for those companies of creative business: from a single blue, gray, black and white to multi-color red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple, soft and elegant neutral colors are more popular.

1. Black and white combination

Black and white are versatile colors and are popular colors in the choice of office furniture colors. White is often seen as clean, fresh and modern while black can signify power and calm. Black can absorb natural light but white makes up by bringing bright to the office. Therefore, incorporating them can help create a space with modern luxury and comfort. Many young people nowadays like this matching style. It is full of personality without compromising on beauty and cost for gorgeous decorations.

2. Red

Red enhances confidence and energy within your team and so preferred by many companies especially those in China, because red represents luck in Chinese. When used in office furniture, red can evoke confidence and energy, however, please pay attention that too much red might also evoke emotions like anger or frustration, so better to use red sparingly and combine it with other colors such as white or light gray.

3. Brown

Brown is the color of the land. It makes people feel safe and friendly and can achieve comfortable and gentle effects, thus enriching the office environment. For example, the brown leather office sofa is very grand and stable overall. When paired with a black or gray coffee table, the entire office space is simple yet generous, stable yet luxurious.

4. Orange or orange-yellow

Orange or orange is regarded as a very bold color, and it is also a symbol of vitality. It is a lively and exciting color. When paired with white or bright colors, the entire office space feels bright, fresh and very modern. They are some of the more fancy colors in terms of use and hue.

Office furniture color scheme skills 

1. The color of office furniture can be combined with floors, walls, etc. for matching. The common matching mode is that the color of office furniture and the color of the floor are the same, similar or opposite. For example, a black and white desk with a beige floor. In addition, if the floor is warm-toned, the color of the office furniture can be mainly light-colored. If the floor is brown-toned, the color of the office furniture can be mainly dark-colored.

2. The atmosphere of the office should be warm and comfortable. For different office styles, you also need to pay attention to the color scheme of office furniture. For example, you can choose white office furniture for a modern minimalist style office, and red-wood office furniture for a Chinese-style office, and American-style offices can choose brown office furniture, etc. This unified performance makes the office appear tidier and more comfortable.

In addition, the color of the office will vary depending on the room, the person, and the function. When matching the color of the office, you can consider the color choice by industry, space size, lighting, job position or even more.

1. Industry or company types

• Technology research and development company: Employees must not only have enthusiasm for work but also have the calmness to overcome problems and the tacit understanding of working together. When it comes to choosing office furniture, it is recommended to choose cool colors as the main tone, such as gray with blue, and milky white with gray to create a minimalist design style and to boost productivity.

• Artistic and creative company: The color can be bolder for spaces that require creativity and imagination. Office furniture with brighter colors is a good choice to make the office space full of vitality and stimulate the innovation of employees. For the lounge area of such kind of spaces, office furniture is mostly designed to be home-style which is more leisurely and comfortable, at this time it is better to be brave in color scheme to break away from the limitations of traditional office furniture, you can create an office space that inspires team vitality.

• E-commerce or Internet company: Consider 3 main points for the e-commerce company, which are the scope of business, the effect you want to produce and the targeting audience. For example, if you are selling cosmetics, then girlish colors such as pink and purple are good choices. Use your branding colors to distinguish your company, meanwhile, it is important to use different color schemes for different product schemes to evoke different emotional reactions for different product categories. With regards to internet companies, somehow blue has become the default color for this industry, the main reason is blue represents stability and reliability, and thus enhances the youthfulness of the brand image and increases the affinity between the company and young talents.

• Traditional enterprises and institutions: It is recommended that office furniture be mainly in gray, wood, and white colors to give the space an orderly visual sense and make the office more simple and clean. Some vibrant green plants can be used as a foil in some areas, and some vibrant colors can be embellished on some furniture, such as screens, storage cabinets, and decorative paintings. Through the matching of office furniture, your space can be stable yet dynamic.

2. Space size

If it is a relatively spacious office space, it is recommended to choose office furniture of large size and darker colors to avoid the feeling of the space being too cold and spacious and to improve the visual quality of the space. It increases the level of office space and makes it look more upscale, which is why most CEO offices choose dark-colored office furniture.

For office spaces with small spaces, the warm wood color of office furniture is a color that cannot be missed. Not only can it match all colors, but it is also particularly warm under the natural light.

Fantastic visual experience. It should be noted that it is not suitable to match office furniture with too dark colors, as it will make the space atmosphere more depressing. In addition, green plants are also a bonus for small spaces.

3. Space lighting

For office spaces with sufficient light sources, generally speaking, there is more room for choice in the color of office furniture, but do not just choose office furniture with a single color, as it will easily look dull. It is recommended to use office furniture in lively colors, which can visually create a vibrant space and virtually improve the work efficiency of employees.

For offices with relatively single light sources, special attention should be paid to the walls that are directly illuminated by the light source. Do not choose colors that are too light. Instead, choose some light-absorbing colors with high saturation to avoid employees’ visual fatigue due to excessively reflective wall colors, the color scheme of office furniture should be as simple and consistent as possible. Otherwise, the space will look gaudy and cramped. It is recommended to choose some versatile colors such as gray, white, and black to make the atmosphere of this space calm and less energetic.

For spaces without natural light sources, it is recommended to use office furniture with warm colors. Generally speaking, an office without natural light will be relatively cold, while office furniture with warm colors will

make people feel warm and comfortable naturally. We would like to remind everyone that the color scheme of office furniture may deviate due to the warm and cold tones of artificial light sources. Whether it is high-quality or customized office furniture, be sure to consider the impact of the light source.

4. Employee’s job position

The colors used in an office should not only be consistent overall but also consider different employee job positions through partial color differences. For example, the desks of employees in a certain company are light gray and the seats are dark red. This is not only a lively embellishment in the entire cold tone but also allows the leader to see at a glance which employee is not in his seat. The middle management of this company and top managers are all wood grain brown, but the seats of middle managers are blue-gray, while the seats of top managers are black, which makes them more authoritative.

In short, color is both an art and a tool. A suitable office furniture color scheme can inspire and motivate employees and boost productivity. When office furniture color becomes the corporate personality gene, it is very important to learn the color scheme and the philosophy it represents. If you would like to know more about what color options we have for our office furniture and how to put them together with your office interior, we are always here to help.

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