TL Color

Color  Color is an element or property of light.  Can help create different moods in the room.  Every color can have a psychological effect on people

Color Wheel  tool to understand the basis of all color relationships.

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Primary Colors  Yellow, red, blue are the basic colors and cannot be created by mixing other colors.

Secondary colors Orange, green, violet. These are created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors and are located on the color wheel halfway between the two primary colors used to make it.

Intermediate/Tertiary Colors  Made from using equal amounts of a primary and secondary color. (Primary color is always named first)  Yellow-green and Yellow-orange  Red-violet and Red-orange  Blue-green and Blue-violet

Intermediate Colors

Color Terminology Value- The lightness or darkness of a color a.Shade- adding black to a color b. Tint- adding white to a color

Warm and Cool Colors  Warm colors : yellow, red, orange and all of the colors near them.  These color are called “advancing” because they make appear closer.  These colors attract your attention and make you feel happy, energetic and excited.  Red actually stimulates the nervous system.  Overuse of these colors can make you feel nervous or tense.

 Cool Colors : blue, green, violet and all colors near them.  Remind you of water, grass, and trees.  Called “receding” colors because they make objects seem smaller and further away.  Cool colors are quiet and restful. Used in hospitals and bedrooms.

Color Schemes or Harmonies  Pleasing combinations of colors based on their respective positions on the color wheel.  There are 6 basic color schemes/harmonies

Monochromatic  Simplest color scheme.  Uses a single hue and variation is created by changing the values and intensities

Neutral  Combinations of black, white, gray form this scheme.  Can also add brown, tan, beige  Small amounts of color may be added for interest. This is called “accented” neutral

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