Color Terms Value: The lightness or darkness of a color. The values of colors range on a gradation scale from white to almost black.

Color and Fashion A colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols. Here are some of the ways fashion and color have connected.

White Beginning in the 20th century, western brides have worn white to symbolize purity. In China, however, white is the color of mourning. White shows dirt easily; doctors and nurses wear white coats to show that they understand cleanliness is important.

Black Black is generally considered a serious color. In the West, black is traditional for both funeral dress and sophisticated eveningwear. Black outfits can be mysterious, overpowering, and villains, such as Dracula, often wear black.

Yellow Cheerful sunny yellow gets noticed. In ancient Rome, yellow was the most popular wedding color. Yellow is sometimes worn for safety reasons: raincoats today may be bright yellow so that the wearer can be seen easily in the rain.

Red The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how to make red dye by crushing insects called cochineals. Deep red looks bold, inviting and gets your noticed.

Blue Blue is the most common color—especially since blue jeans are everywhere! Blue has a calming effect.

Blue Fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty. For this same reason, U.S. police officers traditionally wear blue.

Purple Purple has always been considered the color of royalty, because for so long it was very hard to get. Cleopatra needed 20,000 snails soaked for ten days to obtain one ounce of purple dye for her royal clothing.

Green Green is also associated with nature; leprechauns are said to dress in green, and brides in Europe in the Middle Ages wore green to symbolize fertility. Green is the easiest color on the eye. Hospital uniforms may be green because the color relaxes patients.

Orange Brilliant tropical orange may be the most attention-getting color. Like yellow, it can be used for safety—evening joggers and hunters in the woods may wear orange tops.

Color Wheel

Color Wheel A color wheel is a visual representation of colors arranged according to their chromatic relationship.

Who invented the color wheel? The development of the color wheel began in 1611 by a Finish astrologer. Further developed by Rembrant in 1659 And more so by Sir Issac Newton in 1692 It really has been a work in process contributions by mathematicians, astrologers, artists and chemists.

Primary Colors: Colors at their basic essence; those colors that cannot be created by mixing others.

Color Wheel Primary Hues: Red, yellow, blue. Cannot be made from any other color. All other colors can be made by mixing the primary colors. ----- Meeting Notes (10/15/12 08:55) ----- when was the color wheel discovered?

Secondary Colors: Those colors achieved by a mixture of two primaries.

Color Wheel Secondary Hues: Orange, green, purple. Made by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.

Tertiary Colors: Those colors achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary hues.

Color Wheel Intermediate Hues (also called Tertiary). Made by mixing equal parts of adjoining primary and secondary colors. Usually named with primary color first. Ex: Blue-green

Complementary Colors: Those colors located opposite each other on a color wheel.

Analogous Colors: Those colors located close together on a color wheel.

Color Schemes Monochromatic Color Scheme: One-color plan that uses different tints, shades, and intensities of the same hue.

COLOR ME BEAUTIFUL… The color wheel can be divided into active and passive ranges. (Warm colors have more saturation and cool colors have less) This is the concept behind the Color Me Beautiful color analysis.

Shades Shade - A color achieved by adding black to the color

Tint A Tint is a hue with white added to the color.

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Color Terms Value: The lightness or darkness of a color. The values of colors range on a gradation scale from white to almost black.

Color Wheel

Color Wheel Primary Hues: Red, yellow, blue. Cannot be made from any other color. All other colors can be made by mixing the primary colors. ----- Meeting Notes (10/15/12 08:55) ----- when was the color wheel discovered?

Color Wheel Secondary Hues: Orange, green, purple. Made by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.

Color Wheel Intermediate Hues (also called Tertiary). Made by mixing equal parts of adjoining primary and secondary colors. Usually named with primary color first. Ex: Blue-green

Color Schemes Monochromatic Color Scheme: One-color plan that uses different tints, shades, and intensities of the same hue.

Color Schemes Analogous Color Scheme: Uses neighboring, or adjacent colors on the color wheel.

Color Schemes Complementary Color Scheme: Uses opposite hues on the color wheel. Complementary colors are across from each other on the wheel. They have great contrast and look brighter when used side-by-side.

Color Schemes Split-Complementary Color Scheme: Uses three colors. It combines one color with the two colors on the sides of its complement. Ex: blue with yellow-orange and yellow green.

Color Schemes Triad Color Scheme: Three colors equidistant on the wheel. Ex: red, yellow, blue OR orange, green, purple.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Four Main Categories Winter (cool undertones) Spring (warm undertones) Summer (cool undertones) Autumn (warm undertones)

Personal Seasonal Coloring Winter: The largest number of people in the world are of the winter season type. Their ancestry is Asian, Indian, Polynesian, South American African, or Southern European. Their skin has a cool (blue) undertone. Their hair is usually dark and may turn gray prematurely. Most have brown eyes. Any colors with blue undertones are recommended.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Spring: Their heritage is from Scandinavia, Britain, and Northern Europe. Hair is flaxen or strawberry blond to medium or reddish-brown. Most have blue eyes. Skin has a warm (yellow) undertone. They should wear clothes with yellow undertones. Medium to light colors are better than dark shades.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Summer: People in this category also have backgrounds from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. They have rosy, delicate coloring with a blue undertone. They may blush or sunburn easily. Blue eyes are most common. Their skin has cool coloring. They should wear dusty, muted shades with blue or rose undertones.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Autumn: People of this type are from many diverse racial backgrounds. Redheaded Irish are typical of this category. People with dark skin tones are autumns if they have a truly golden undertone. They have reddish highlights in hair ranging from blond to dark chestnut brown. Their eyes are usually brown, but some are green, hazel or blue-green. They should wear strong, but dusty colors with orange and yellow undertones.

Color Terms Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color. Very strong colors are said to have high intensity. Intensity can be lowered by mixing a color with it’s compliment.

Color Wheel

Color Wheel Primary Hues: Red, yellow, blue. Cannot be made from any other color. All other colors can be made by mixing the primary colors. ----- Meeting Notes (10/15/12 08:55) ----- when was the color wheel discovered?

Color Wheel Secondary Hues: Orange, green, purple. Made by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.

Color Wheel Intermediate Hues (also called Tertiary). Made by mixing equal parts of adjoining primary and secondary colors. Usually named with primary color first. Ex: Blue-green

Color Schemes Monochromatic Color Scheme: One-color plan that uses different tints, shades, and intensities of the same hue.

Color Schemes Analogous Color Scheme: Uses neighboring, or adjacent colors on the color wheel.

Color Schemes Complementary Color Scheme: Uses opposite hues on the color wheel. Complementary colors are across from each other on the wheel. They have great contrast and look brighter when used side-by-side.

Color Schemes Split-Complementary Color Scheme: Uses three colors. It combines one color with the two colors on the sides of its complement. Ex: blue with yellow-orange and yellow green.

Color Schemes Triad Color Scheme: Three colors equidistant on the wheel. Ex: red, yellow, blue OR orange, green, purple.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Four Main Categories Winter (cool undertones) Spring (warm undertones) Summer (cool undertones) Autumn (warm undertones)

Personal Seasonal Coloring Winter: The largest number of people in the world are of the winter season type. Their ancestry is Asian, Indian, Polynesian, South American African, or Southern European. Their skin has a cool (blue) undertone. Their hair is usually dark and may turn gray prematurely. Most have brown eyes. Any colors with blue undertones are recommended.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Spring: Their heritage is from Scandinavia, Britain, and Northern Europe. Hair is flaxen or strawberry blond to medium or reddish-brown. Most have blue eyes. Skin has a warm (yellow) undertone. They should wear clothes with yellow undertones. Medium to light colors are better than dark shades.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Summer: People in this category also have backgrounds from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. They have rosy, delicate coloring with a blue undertone. They may blush or sunburn easily. Blue eyes are most common. Their skin has cool coloring. They should wear dusty, muted shades with blue or rose undertones.

Personal Seasonal Coloring Autumn: People of this type are from many diverse racial backgrounds. Redheaded Irish are typical of this category. People with dark skin tones are autumns if they have a truly golden undertone. They have reddish highlights in hair ranging from blond to dark chestnut brown. Their eyes are usually brown, but some are green, hazel or blue-green. They should wear strong, but dusty colors with orange and yellow undertones.