Graphme-Color
Graphme-Color synesthesia is one of the most common types of synesthesia. It is when a synesthete associates letters and numbers with colors. It is unusual for two synesthetes to have the same color for the same letter, but research shows that the letter A is actually most likely going to be red. Some may think that the synesthete may have colored numbers and letters because of lettered building blocks or refrigerator magnets, but that is not all the time the case.
When the synesthete sees a letter and/or number, it automatically "sees" the color of that letter and/or number as well. That's why when a synesthete sees a portion of text might describe it as "too yellow" or "very purple and blue". It gives the synesthete a colorful experience- literally.
BTW: The colored letters and numbers above are NOT my colors! Its beginning to drive me nuts how wrong it is!!!!!
When the synesthete sees a letter and/or number, it automatically "sees" the color of that letter and/or number as well. That's why when a synesthete sees a portion of text might describe it as "too yellow" or "very purple and blue". It gives the synesthete a colorful experience- literally.
BTW: The colored letters and numbers above are NOT my colors! Its beginning to drive me nuts how wrong it is!!!!!