Color

Objectives Analyze how color can be used to create moods and illusions. Explain how primary Colors are used to produce other colors on the color wheel. Describe the effects of intensity and value on various hues. Identify the characteristics of different types of color schemes. Describe factors to consider when planning a color scheme.

Hue is the specific name of a color.

When sunlight pass through a prism, the light rays are bent, separating sunlight into its component colors.

Pigments are substances that absorb some light rays and reflects others, affecting the color of an object.

Color Wheel

Color Schemes on Color Wheel

Primary colors include yellow, red, and blue Primary colors include yellow, red, and blue. These colors are basic-they cannot be created by mixing other colors.

Secondary colors are a combination of two primary colors Secondary colors are a combination of two primary colors. For example, yellow and red make orange, red and blue make violet, and blue and yellow make green.

Tertiary colors are a combination of a primary and a secondary color Tertiary colors are a combination of a primary and a secondary color. An example might be blue added to green creates blue-green. The tertiary colors are: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green.

Intensity the brightness or dullness of a color Intensity the brightness or dullness of a color. Colors with high intensity are stimulating and make objects appear larger and closer. Low-intensity colors create a calm effect.

Value is the lightness or darkness of a color, the amount of white or black in a color.

Tint is a hue above (lighter) than its normal value, created by adding white to a hue.

Shade is a hue lower (darker) than its normal value, created by adding black to a hue.

Color scheme is a combination of colors selected for a room design in order to create a mood or set a tone.

Color Schemes Accented neutral is a neutral color scheme that includes a small amount of bright color. An example would be using black and white and an accent of red.

A Neutral color scheme uses tints and shades of black, brown, or grey.

An Analogous color scheme uses colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

The Complementary color scheme uses two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

A Monochromatic color scheme uses tints and shades of one color on the color wheel.

The Triadic color scheme uses any three hues that are equal distance apart on the color wheel.

A Split-complementary color scheme is achieved by selecting a color and using it with the two colors that appear on either side of its complement.

Some examples of how colors create moods: Red-excited, bold, nervous, Orange-friendly, hopeful, energetic Blue-serene, formal, Yellow-cheerful, friendly, happy Green-calm

A signature color in a home is the one color used throughout a home to create a unified look.

Some factors that should be considered when choosing a color scheme is: the style of the room, mood you are trying to achieve, colors already in the room, colors in adjacent rooms, and available natural and artificial light.

Warm colors appear closer than cool-colored ones.

Cool colors can make a room look larger.