DESIGN’S MOST EXCITING ELEMENT COLOR DESIGN’S MOST EXCITING ELEMENT

A GUIDE TO STUDY HOW TO CHOOSE AND COMBINE COLORS COLOR WHEEL A GUIDE TO STUDY HOW TO CHOOSE AND COMBINE COLORS

PRIMARY HUES Pure and basic Cannot be made from any other colors RED YELLOW BLUE Pure and basic Cannot be made from any other colors All other colors are made from these Equal distance from each other on color wheel

SECONDARY COLORS Made by mixing equal amounts of 2 primary colors Found halfway between the primary hues on the wheel + ORANGE = + = GREEN + = VIOLET

INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY) HUES Yellow-orange Yellow-green Red-orange Red-violet Blue-green Blue-violet Made by mixing equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary colors.

Can be used with most colors NEUTRALS (NOT REALLY COLORS) No color White All colors Black White + Black Gray Can be used with most colors Beige

THE COLOR WHEEL CAN BE DIVIDED INTO WARM AND COOL COLORS

WARM COLORS Appear hot like the sun or like fire Give feelings of activity or cheerfulness Appear to advance-they make body look larger Can give a nervous impression if overdone Red, Orange, and Yellow

WARM COLORS

COOL COLORS Remind us of water or sky Give feelings of quietness or restfulness Appear to recede and make body look smaller Can be depressing if overdone Blue, Green, and Purple

COOL COLORS

COLOR HAS THREE DIMENSIONS OR QUALITIES: Hue Value Intensity

The name given to a color. HUE The name given to a color. RED YELLOW VIOLET

The lightness or darkness of a color VALUE The lightness or darkness of a color

Made by adding black to a color so that it is darker. SHADE Made by adding black to a color so that it is darker. + = HUE BLACK SHADE

Made by adding white to a color so that it is lighter. TINT Made by adding white to a color so that it is lighter. = + HUE WHITE TINT

The brightness or dullness of a color. INTENSITY The brightness or dullness of a color. FUSCHIA - HIGH INTENSITY OLIVE - LOW INTENSITY The intensity of a color changes when GREY is added.

BLUE MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEME Different VALUES, TINTS and SHADES of ONE color. BLUE

ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEME ONE or more colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel.

COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME TWO colors that are OPPOSITE of each other on the color wheel.

THREE colors that are the SAME DISTANCE apart on the color wheel. TRIAD COLOR SCHEME THREE colors that are the SAME DISTANCE apart on the color wheel.

SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME A color along with the colors on EITHER side of it’s COMPLIMENT. VIOLET

ACCENTED NEUTRAL COLOR SCHEME This color scheme combines white, black, gray or sometimes beige with a bright color accent.

All colors are beautiful, depending on personal taste. If not used wisely or combined well, color can cause apparel to look too gaudy or very drab. Harmony results when hues, values and intensities are combined in a pleasing way.