Are different colors associated with different moods?
Of course. There’s definitely a connection between light and emotion – the way light changes throughout the day affects our mood. Some of these associations are generic, and sometimes there is a bias, like red means hot and danger, green is life or nature, blue is cold and distant, yellow is more neutral. These are cultural associations that have been passed on to us through generations. Movies, art and other images all affect our interpretation.
I tend to use red, amber, blue, deep amber and orange a lot and, depending on the material being lit. I love using lavender, but my favorite is warm white. It reveals the true nature of the material. I love the shadows you get with it. But the choice of color always depends on the desired effect, mood or symbolic projection, along with the material properties of the surface.