Are you a blue person? Or maybe a white person?

If you’ve heard this, the person is most likely not talking about depression or race. They’re referring to a type of personality test called the Color Code.

Dr. Taylor Hartman introduced the Color Code in 1987 in his book, The Color Code: A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships and Life.

The book gives people a way to understand their personalities as well as others and then use that information to understand others and improve relationships.

According to Hartman Communications, the Color Code gives four different personality categories: red, blue, white and yellow.

Red personalities like to get their own way and have a drive for power and success. They also value approval and respect from others.

Blue personalities are known to have a strong code of ethics and are motivated by having good relationships with others. This motivation leads them to be loyal friends who have a hard time letting go.

White personalities avoid confrontation, accept others and are good listeners. They like to do things in their own way and time and they occasionally need time alone.

Yellow personalities love to have fun and are known for being spontaneous and enthusiastic. Friendships and looking good in front of others are high priorities for them.

“No other literary work is as user-friendly in helping its readers quickly apply invaluable insights in every facet of their personal and professional lives,” according to Hartman Communications.

The BYU-Idaho Housing Office also uses the Color Code test during their Resident Assistant training meetings as a tool to help RAs understand themselves, said Sharon Tuckett, director of the Housing Office.

“Because it’s a theory, we’re careful about helping them to understand that it’s a theory,” Tuckett said. “We have a lot of fun as we get to know ourselves better. You have to get to know yourself before you can understand others.”

The Housing Office explains all the personality colors to the RAs after they take the test and then relates it to how they can work with different personalities.

“I’m mostly yellow, but a little bit blue,” said Brian Anderson, a senior from Wilmington, Ohio, and a RA at Biddulph Hall.

“I thought the test was interesting and that it holds true in some ways. After studying what the color types were and then having friends take the test, they were pretty much what I thought they would be,” Anderson said.

A free Color Code personality test is available at www.thecolorcode.com. Registration is required, but it is a free personality evaluation with 45 questions total.

The first 30 questions are questions about strengths and limitations and the last 15 ask for responses to certain situations.

After people find out what color personality they are, the Web site offers advice on how to “create more happiness, enjoyment and success in all areas of your life.”