According to the Paint Quality Institute, our emotions and personalities are communicated in our front doors. A front door is a focal point of a home.

Here’s what a color physiologist might say about the most common front door colors:

Studies often show blue is the most popular color. A blue front door indicates a homeowner sees his or her home as a place of refuge.

Green connotes health, safety, tranquility, and harmony.

A black front door projects strength, sophistication, power, and authority.

Red is saying that the home within is a vibrant place, full of life, energy, and excitement.

Brown conveys warmth, stability, and reliability, positive attributes all, but certain darker shades of brown signal a desire for privacy, even isolation.