Banks and their colours

[catweazle08]

so you see many banks in thailand being yellow, pink, green or blue...basically very colourful compared to grey banks in western societies.

i heard, that banks are NOT grey in thailand, because the colour grey represents illness.

but somebody else told me, that it´s not true. she said, that the colours are just there to get more attention.

can anyone help to figure out the truth?

[art vandelay]

one bank has yellow and grey colouring - i forget which and i'm not going out to check because people keep throwing water at me.

but... i wouldnt say its a thai thing, how many corporations or organisations in your country use grey as a prominent colour in their livery/branding/advertising? its not exactly a colour that excites or sparks interest...

[catweazle08]

"its not exactly a colour that excites or sparks interest"

true, but it´s a colour, that represents serious business. and that´s very important for a bank that keeps your money.

but why not in thailand?

[CharlieH]

I would suggest the coloring is more about ability to read ! They use a specific color for ease of identification so that those that cannot read or have poor education can recognise their bank easily.

Maybe not so necessary these days but in years gone by where many rural farmers etc couldnt read.

Edited April 14, 2014 by CharlieH

[oldsailor35]

I would suggest the coloring is more about ability to read ! They use a specific color for ease of identification so that those that cannot read or have poor education can recognise their bank easily.

Maybe not so necessary these days but in years gone by where many rural farmers etc couldnt read.

A Mr Suthep, told me that the banks have to be coloured because Isaan people cannot read.

[baneko]

Kasikorn -green

Krungsri - yellow

Bangkok - blue

Many others but I'm on the piss and cant mind!

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[Langsuan Man]

Thai are big on colors. I mean just look at the color the political parties and protestors pick, red shirts, yellow shirts, etc. Also remember that every day of the week signifies a different color

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[anon11]

I had to study this question for my Thai language course......now Thailand already has specific colours for each day of the week untold years ago banks decided to adopt a specific colour also this was done asin in the case of the days of the week because many Thai people from the poorer area's and from the mountains have a very low level of education. Hence days of the week have respective colours and the banks followed on people can see with ease which is their bank.

[catweazle08]

thx so far.

so the "grey is illness"-argument can go to sleep.

now i wonder, if they choose the colour of the bank similar to the colour the day they were born...

[Scarpolo]

the colors help while driving, in case you ned cash outdoors,

they do help the eye find the needed machine, especially with all the different machines in malls MRT, etc

its like a homing deivce