Chromophobia
Chromophobia (also known as chromatophobia or chrematophobia) is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors and is usually a conditioned response. While actual clinical phobias to color are rare, colors can elicit hormonal responses and psychological reactions.
| Chromophobia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Chromatophobia |
| The fear of the color red is called erythrophobia. | |
| Specialty | Psychology |
Chromophobia may also refer to an aversion of use of color in products or design. Within cellular biology, "chromophobic" cells are a classification of cells that do not attract hematoxylin, and is related to chromatolysis.
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