The sound of a person's voice — its timbre, pitch, and quality — triggers the perception of specific colors.
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voice
Concurrent
color
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Auditory Visual
The sound of a person's voice — its timbre, pitch, and quality — triggers the perception of specific colors. Each person's voice has its own 'signature' color. A deep baritone might appear dark red, while a light soprano looks pale yellow. The color can change as vocal qualities shift.
Some synesthetes with broader chromesthesia also have voice-color (e.g., Pharrell Williams).
Mealor, A.D. et al. (2016). Is synesthesia linked to absolute pitch? Cortex, 73.
View publication →Cytowic, R.E. (2002). Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses. MIT Press.