Why are downvotes blue and upvotes red when pressed?

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1iiax0u/why_are_downvotes_blue_and_upvotes_red_when/

created by Chocolate_SmartBar on 05/02/2025 at 14:16 UTC

225 upvotes, 19 top-level comments (showing 19)

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Comment by CrystalQueen3000 at 05/02/2025 at 14:21 UTC

292 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I always assumed red for hot (good) and blue for cold (bad)

Comment by Available-Rope-3252 at 05/02/2025 at 14:39 UTC

134 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Reddit's main color motif is red in their emblem, it would make sense the opposite would be negative on this site for downvotes.

Comment by Rachelsss209 at 05/02/2025 at 14:43 UTC

13 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Pokemon games does this too if you have nature that increase a stat it's in red and it's in blue if it's decreasing, it's so confusing

Comment by LazyDynamite at 05/02/2025 at 17:22 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It's actually orangered and periwinkle.

April Fools Day 2013, anyone?

Comment by ranhalt at 06/02/2025 at 03:35 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

That’s typically the theme of temperature ranges.

Comment by androstars at 06/02/2025 at 00:46 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

It's orange and purple on my end

Comment by Nameisnotmine at 05/02/2025 at 14:39 UTC

21 upvotes, 5 direct replies

Mine are orange (up) and purple (down)

Comment by Objective-Belt1819 at 05/02/2025 at 14:36 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Idk, kind of reminds me of the stock market

Comment by Conscious-Peach-541 at 06/02/2025 at 01:24 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Being colour blind , if there ain't a minus sign then it's an update :)

Comment by fitsofiih at 05/02/2025 at 17:09 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Why shouldn't they?

Comment by DifficultRock9293 at 05/02/2025 at 20:52 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It’s orange.

Comment by Cloud_N0ne at 05/02/2025 at 17:15 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Upvotes are orange, not red. Orange is Reddit’s main branding color.

Comment by KittenVicious at 05/02/2025 at 19:01 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It's officially orangered and periwinkle.

Comment by RoosterCute4326 at 05/02/2025 at 21:42 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Red? Yeah I'm fuckin colorblind cause I'm seeing the up vote red button as orange wtf 😒

Comment by prodigy1367 at 05/02/2025 at 21:57 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It’s orange. It’s quite clearly orange same as the Reddit logo. Also it’s purple, not blue. Again, clearly.

Comment by PrettyGnosticMachine at 06/02/2025 at 01:46 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I associate red with anger, disapproval. Blue is always positive to me.

Comment by OkAngle2353 at 06/02/2025 at 08:50 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

"Blue balled"

"No oxygen in blood"

Is my guess.

Comment by DBSeamZ at 06/02/2025 at 12:09 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Downvotes are purple and upvotes are orange. I assume the orange is to match the general theming of Reddit (like the orange app icon) and the purple just contrasts with it.

Comment by InternationalClue659 at 05/02/2025 at 17:30 UTC

-3 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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