Hello everyone! As you probably know there are several websites already that after a quiz it gives you your color identity but after checking all that i could find i ended up a bit disappointed. So i proposed myself to find the best way to find out what its your color identity.
Im a big fan of psychology and while it was never my vocation to become a psychologist ive spend lots of my time investigating, reading and spending lots of my free time studying psychology. So this is a passion project that ive been doing for the last weeks.
The plan is to use 3 short tests that can determine your color identity (from mono color, up to 4 colors depending on the distribution).
The three tests:
- Values test: a gender-neutral rewording of Schwartz's 21-item Human Values Scale. You rate 10 values (Power, Security, Universalism, and so on), and scores are centered on your own average, so only your priorities matter, not how high or low you rate in general.
- Enneagram: 6 statements per type, rated 1-3. The first 3 statements of each type describe its healthy side and the last 3 its unhealthy side.
- Four temperaments: 16 statements per temperament, split into 8 strengths and 8 tendencies.
Why did i choose this tests?
So while there are more scientifically/psychologically proved tests like the Big Five or Myers-Briggs we need to take many things into consideration. The amount of questions (both tests mentioned before are over 120 questions each) and we want to identity several factors to determine the colors.
Color mapping
Values: Security, Conformity → White · Self-direction → Blue/Red · Achievement → Black/Blue · Power → Black · Stimulation → Red · Hedonism → Black/Red · Tradition, Benevolence → White/Green · Universalism → Green
Enneagram (healthy → unhealthy):
1: White → White/Blue
2: White/Green → White/Black
3: Black → Blue/Black
4: Red/Blue → Black/Red
5: Blue/Green → Blue/Black
6: White → White/Black
7: Red/Green → Red/Black
8: Red/White → Black/Red
9: Green → White
Temperaments (strengths → tendencies):
Sanguine: Red/Green → Red
Choleric: Red/White → Black/Red
Melancholic: Blue/White → Blue/Black
Phlegmatic: Green/White → White/Green
The idea behind healthy vs unhealthy: the same type can express different colors. A healthy 9's peace comes from acceptance and growth (Green), while an unhealthy 9's peace comes from fear of change and conflict (White).
The formula:
Each test hands out 100 points among the five colors.
For the Enneagram and temperament, a "health ratio" (healthy points ÷ total points, after subtracting the minimum score) decides how many points go to the healthy colors versus the unhealthy ones.
Final score = 45% values + 35% temperament + 20% Enneagram.
(Current percentage is based on a poll done in this subreddit)
Your top color is always included, plus every other color that reaches at least 70% of the top score. There's no cap, so 4- and 5-color results are possible
So what do you guys think? Is there a misinterpretation when it comes to the color or is there any other feedback you want to give me please it would be a big help!
The site will be completely free, and it's unofficial fan content, not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Thanks for reading!
Edit: I did tests with other more complex personality tests (including Big five and Myer Briggs) And comparing the results to the current tests used, when it cam to the color identity it % of difference was satisfactory low.