The best way to recognise different hand colors is to look at as many hands as you can because it is only when you see hands side by side that you really start noticing the subtle hue differences. For example a “yellow tinted” hand or a “white hand” can look pink if you look at it on its own, but side by side with a truly pink hand that doesn’t have a hint pale or yellow tint to it, only then do you notice the yellowness or whiteness of it. In particular, it can be helpful to practice looking at different color hues on individuals with different ethnic backgrounds to help you train your eye to recognise the tint beyond the underlying skin color.

Here is a quick guideline to what different tints and hues of the skin can indicate.

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Pinkish palm color

This is the normal color you’d expect from a palm. A pink hue is a sign of a normal, healthy state of being with good vitality, good amounts of energy, and a generally good mental state. It may also be linked to feeling at ease, and if it’s found regularly in a person it can suggest an easy-going nature.

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Red palm color

Note that people’s palm colour can become redder if they have just used their hands in physical manual labour or in a workout, if they’ve just done a handstand or if they are feeling very hot, so in these cases a red coloration may not have a more in-depth emotional significance. But some people have red palms even in cold weather and without having put their hands through physical effort, and in this case, the meaning of the color can be a reflection of their emotional state.

Intuitively, you can feel that red is a more intense color than pink, so it makes sense that a red palm would be associated with more intense energies and emotional states.

A red hand can be associated with:

• Excess anger energy which may manifest as behaving aggressively, having a short fuse, feeling angry or frustrated.
• Excess energy in general which may be from feeling hyperactive, excited, passionate, strong emotions, celebratory states or feeling strongly joyful about something.
• Fiery spirit: If a person is consistently found to have red-coloured hands and it’s not just a one-off state brought on by a temporary situation that has induced high-energy-emotions, it may indicate that the person has a tendency towards a fiery spirit, impatience, and a quick temper in general. This is a “pita” state in Ayurveda.

To release the excess energy associated with a red palm, something like using up the energy in exercise, dance, physical labour or even housework can be a helpful energy release to aid in returning the energy level to a more even keel.

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White or pale palm colour

White colored palms may be linked to physical conditions like being out in cold weather, but other times, if it exist in a person regardless of the temperature outside, it can have another meaning.

Intuitively, you can feel that white is a colour that is more neutral and low in energy (as opposed to red for example). Similarly, the connotations of a white hand can indicate lower energy states which can include:

• Low energy: Feeling a lack of physical energy, strength or vitality.
• Having a quiet, relaxed day in, doing low energy activities like reading, writing, being on the computer.. that kind of stuff. Academics are often found to have white tinted palms.
• A more mild-mannered spirit: If a person is consistently found to have white-tinted hands, it may indicate a person who has a more quiet, calm, soft-spoken, low-paced spirit to them. They may be interested in things but will probably show it in a quiet, less energetic, less enthusiastic, less obvious way. Some palmists also associate a white coloured palm with a tendency to be a little more on the cold-side emotionally in general. Bear in mind that this may just be a temporary state and that these things can change from day today and moment to moment.
• Paleness can sometimes look similar to pale yellowness so sometimes a paleness may be linked to feeling anxious or worried about something.

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Yellow palm colour

Remember we’re talking about a subtle yellow tint to the palm rather than a bright yellow palm. If you spot a yellow hand, first of all, rule out the confounding factor of a tan or of rare medical issues with the liver (jaundice). If neither of these are present, a yellow tint to the palm may indicate the following:

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the yellow color is associated with states of worry, overthinking things, being overly critical and overworking. In palmistry books you’ll find this matches up to their interpretation of a yellow palm that found consistently in a person (and not just as a one-off state), being linked to a natural tendency to be a bit of a worrier with a tendency to be critical of themselves and / or others. If it is a temporary yellow state, it could represent a more fleeting time of anxiety or worry.

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Blue tinted palm

In TCM tongue diagnosis, blue / purple hues are often associated with stagnation. Similarly, in Medical terms, blue tinted skin on your body can show poor circulation. On the palm, these states of “stagnation” and “poor circulation” can also be applied. This may symbolise a person is feeling stagnant or stuck about something in their life.

Side note: If you find yourself with blue-tinted hands or feet, shaking the foot or hand about can get the circulation flowing back to it, to get the colour to be pink again. For a more permanent fix for bad circulation though, it would be better to work on whatever the actual cause for the stagnation is; be it physical, emotional or both.

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Advanced Palm Color Reading in Palmistry

In more advanced Hand Reading, you’ll be able to notice that there are different tints of color in certain locations on the hand. For example, maybe just the tip of the index finger (representing spirituality and connection to their true, wise self) will have a blue hue whilst the rest of the hand is more white, or perhaps the “family zone” of the palm is red whereas the rest of the hand is pink. In these cases you’ll be able to use the same principles in this article and apply the color’s meaning to the specific areas that the affected zones of the hand represent.

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So before we dive into what different signs and markings on the hands mean, let’s first start with a bit of background.

Hand Reading can be divided into two main parts

Within hand reading, there are two main parts:
1.) Chiromancy = Reading the Lines on the palm
2.) Chirognomy = Reading hand qualities like hand shape, color and texture, and finger qualities.

We’ll be looking into both these parts of hand reading over the course of this article series.

Why do we have lines on our palms in the first place?

Usually the first thing people think about when it comes to palmistry is reading the lines on the palms. But have you ever wondered why we have lines on our palms?

A common misconception is that the lines on the hand are there through the folding of the skin that occurs due to repeated hand movements. Research by palmists has found that this is not the case. Some palm lines have been found to already be present when the baby is in the womb and the lines develop throughout life. During puberty for example the lines that relate to emotional and sexual development are often seen to change, and at other times, new lines can form and old ones can fade, in accordance with what you’re going through in life.

In a text written by palmist Frank Clifford (1), he says that the lines on the palm are directly linked to nerve endings from the brain, which may explain why a lot of hand markings relate to brain-based traits like talents and psychological tendencies.

Are palmistry markings and hand signs something that can change or are they set in stone?

One thing that’s important to note about hand reading is that apart from fingerprints, many lines on the hand can change over time and there are also more fleeting hand signs like hand colour and texture that can change from moment to moment and day to day. So if a palmist gives you a reading, whatever he says isn’t something that has to be true forever – it’s most likely accurate just for the time of the reading.

The most important message I’d like to get across in this introduction to hand reading is that no matter what your hand signs say right now, if there’s something in a hand reading that you don’t like, remember that signs and lines can change.

Palmistry cannot predict your future

Another important note about hand reading is that palmistry is not an accurate predictor of the future. I’ll repeat this because it’s important: palmistry cannot predict your future in a certain way.

Hand readers can give you a guess at which path you’re heading towards, but you always have the power to choose a different path if you wish.

Never read a hand marking in isolation

Yet another important point that I wanted to include in the introduction is that generally, it is best to interpret hand signs whilst considering the whole hand. The interpretation of a certain hand sign on its own could be different if it’s found alongside other signs on the hand so reading it in isolation could lead to an inaccurate reading.

Throughout this series, I will be talking about isolated signs but as you hear about them, please do bear in mind that all signs need to be interpreted in the context of the whole hand.

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Ok! That’s it for the main background points!
In the next lesson we’ll be looking at understanding the difference between reading the right hand vs reading the left hand.

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References:

(1) Clifford F. 2012. Palmistry Today: Modern Hand Analysis (link to online article)
(2) Clifford F. 2002. Palmistry 4 today (link to book on Amazon.com) (on Amazon.co.uk)

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