# Associating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do!

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**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/associating-colors-with-vowels-almost-all-of-us-do/2192 "2019-04-04T17:27:17Z")\
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> **[Associating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do!](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404114434.htm)**
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> Does \[a:\] as in 'baa' sound more green or more red? And is \[i:\] as in 'beet' light or dark in color? Even though we perceive speech and color are perceived with different sensory organs, nearly everyone has an idea about what colors and vowels fit...

  
Does [a:] as in ‘baa’ sound more green or more red? And is [i:] as in ‘beet’ light or dark in color? Even though we perceive speech and color are perceived with different sensory organs, nearly everyone has an idea about what colors and vowels fit with each other. And a large number of us have a particular system for doing so.