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

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

3 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

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

5 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.

6 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

7 THE COLOR WHEEL CAN BE DIVIDED INTO WARM AND COOL COLORS

8 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

9 WARM COLORS

10 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

11 COOL COLORS

12 COLOR HAS THREE DIMENSIONS OR QUALITIES:
Hue Value Intensity

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

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

15 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

16 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

17 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.

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

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

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

21 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.

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

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

24 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.


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