Ten ways to make neon welcome

Bring the dazzlers home to jazz up your living space and bathroom, says Teja Lele Desai

They are electrifying, intense, and powerful. Fluorescent neon colours never fail to grab the eye, and can be counted upon to inject excitement, energy, and verve wherever they are used — on paper, in apparel, in makeup, and in home design.

Neon colors are extremely bright and pigmented versions of basic primary and secondary colours, such as blue, red, yellow, green, and purple. What makes them standout choices is the fact that they emit light, which makes them luminescent.