Does color matter? Why? Does the placement of color matter?
In Food?
Why are these colors associated with food?
In Sports?
Why these colors to portray sports? Do the colors work with other things?
In Representation?
Do these colors make you feel political?
In Entertainment?
Did you ever notice? Does this make you remember them more? What if they were a different color?
In Decorating?
Do you feel clean after seeing these colors? Would you feel comfortable taking a shower in this bathroom?
What about this bathroom?
Last but not least, in Art
Color Element of art Produced by light of various wavelengths, and when light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes. 3 properties of color are: -hue -intensity -value
Hue AKA pure color No added white or black
Intensity brightness or dullness of a color Mixing a color’s complement adds intensity
Value Element of art the lightness or darkness of a color Color + white or black adds value Anything of high importance
Color Scheme A well thought out arrangement of colors that go together in harmony
Complete Color Wheel Yellow- Orange Red- Violet
Primary Colors Yellow Red Blue First three colors to make all other colors in the color wheel
Secondary Colors GreenOrange Violet Three colors made by the primary colors Primary + Primary = Secondary
Intermediate Colors Yellow-Orange Red-OrangeBlue-Green Yellow-Green Red-VioletBlue-Violet Six colors made by a primary & secondary Primary + Secondary = Intermediate
Cool vs. Warm RVR RO O YO Y YG G BG B BV V Six colors representing cool hues YG-G-BG-B-BV-V Six colors representing warm hues RV-R-RO-O-YO-Y
Tint COLOR + WHITE
Tone COLOR + GREY
Shade COLOR + BLACK
Complementary Colors 2 Colors directly across from each other on the color wheel
ANY 3 colors directly next to each other on the color wheel
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel but split on one side
Three colors on the color wheel with equal distance between each other
Monochromatic Color A combination of tints, tones, & shades of ONE color. Mono = One Chroma = Color
Neutral Color Includes only colors not found on the color wheel such as beige, brown, gray, black and white