3. Psychological Effects of Color
Warm Colors: red, orange, yellow
associated with sun, heat, and fire
evoke warm and happy feelings
warm colors will dominate when in an arrangement
Cool Colors: blue, green, violet
associated with grass, water, ice
create restful, soothing feelings
fade into background of a design

4. White Blends easily with other colors Adds brightness and contrast
Portrays elegance and sophistication

5. Red Embodies strength and dominance
Can often become overpowering if used too much

6. Pink Combines well with other colors
Light pink portrays romance and femininity
Bright and deep colored pinks draw more attention than pastel tints

7. Orange Radiant color Often used for autumn and Halloween designs
Tints or shades of orange (such as peach or rust) blend well with other colors

8. Yellow Vibrant and highly visible color Cheery and sunny
Combines well in a design but if used alone can become monotonous

9. Green Serves as a natural background color
Green containers don’t attract attention and are very common
Natural color for foliage plants in a design

10. Blue Peaceful, quiet, and cool Recedes into the background of a design
Large quantities of dark blue can be depressing

11. Purple (Violet) Color of royalty
Can be seen as either a warm or cool color depending on the accompanying colors
when mixed with reds, the blueness of purple is evident and it becomes cool
when mixed with blues, the redness of purple is evident and it becomes warm

18. Color Schemes

19. Related
Monochromatic:
One hue and it’s tints and shades

22. Related
Analogous:
2-3 hues adjacent (together) on the color wheel

24. Contrasting Complementary
One hue plus it’s opposite on the color wheel

26. Contrasting
Triadic
3 hues equidistant on the Color Wheel

28. Discordant
Double Complement
2 sets of compliments (4 hues)

30. Discordant
Alternate Complement
Triadic plus 1 of the complements

32. Discordant
Tetrad
4 hues equidistant

34. Color Wheel
Tint – Add white to make a color brighter, pink is a tint of red

35. Color Wheel
Shade – add black to make a color darker, burgundy is a shade of red.

36. Color Wheel
Tone – add gray to make a color dull; dusty rose is a tone of pink.
Color Harmonies – combinations of color that are pleasing to the eye.

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