COLOR Color

COLOR col·or 1. the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.

THE COLOR WHEEL The first color wheel is attributed to Sir Isaac Newton who arranged the colors he saw in a rainbow of light into a circle in The arrangement of colors on a color wheel helps us to see and explain the relationships between colors.

PRIMARY COLORS pri·ma·ry col·or 1. any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing There are 3 Primary colors: Red Yellow Blue

SECONDARY COLORS sec·ond·ar·y col·or 1. a color resulting from mixing two primary colors in equal amounts Violet Green Orange

WHEN YOU MIX….. Red and Blue you make Violet Yellow and Red you make Orange Blue and Yellow you make Green

TERTIARY COLORS ter·ti·ar·y 1. a color produced by mixing a primary color and a secondary colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow-Orange Red-VioletYellow-Green Blue-Green Red-Orange Blue-Violet

COLOR TEMPERATURE The color wheel can be divided in half according to color temperature.

Passionate Energetic Positive Warm colors advance into space and make a space feel smaller and more cozy.

Cool colors appear to recede into space and can make the space feel larger and more peaceful. Calming Relaxing Mellow

PROPERTIES OF COLOR Color has three properties: Hue Value Intensity All three properties are needed to accurately describe color.

HUE hue 1. a color or shade. The traditional color name of a specific wavelength of light is a hue.. All of the colors of the spectrum are hues. There are only limited hue names: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet.

VALUE val·ue 1. the lightness or darkness of a color

TINT A variation of color made by adding white to pure color. When a significant amount of white is added to a hue it is called a pastel.

SHADE A variety of color made by adding black to a pure color.

INTENSITY The brightness and dullness of color. Also referred to as “saturation”. A saturated color is high in intensity -- it is bright. A color that is dull is unsaturated or low in intensity.

TONE A variety of color made by adding grey to a pure color When grey is added to a color you reduce the color’s intensity.

COLOR SCHEMES An arrangement or combination of colors

COMPLIMENTARY Complimentary colors are colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

COMPLIMENTARY COLORS Create high contrast, impact and visual interest Placed next to each other the colors look more vivid. When mixed they create a tone and reduce the intensity

SPLIT COMPLIMENT the two colors touching on either side of the complimentary color are used.

SPLIT COMPLIMENTS strong visual contrast but tend to be a bit less jarring since they’re not direct complements.

ANALOGOUS A group of colors that are related to each other and are found next to each other on the color wheel. Same color family.

ANALOGOUS COLORS Analogous color schemes are lower visual contrast and can be calming.

TRIADIC A combination of three colors that are equal distance away from each other on the color wheel.

TRIADIC COLORS Balanced

MONOCHROMATIC Monochromatic means one color Monochromatic color schemes are made up of shades and tints of one hue

ACHROMATIC A color scheme that utilizes neutrals including black, white, grey, brown and beige. Neutrals are the most commonly used color schemes. Texture and Pattern are very important in achromatic designs.