1. Ch. 16 Color and the Design Process

2. The Magic of Color Affects how people feel Can evoke memories Trigger emotions Create thoughts in one’s mind Play tricks on your eyes

3. Setting a Mood Colors = feelings Red – excitement, nervous Orange – less aggressive, friendly, hopeful, full of energy Blue – calm feelings Dark blue – depressing Greens – calming/relaxing Yellow – cheerfulness/happiness Neutrals – isolation, lack of energy

4. Warm and Cool Colors Colors associated with heat (sun, fire) give feeling of warmth Colors associated with ocean/coolness give feeling of tranquility Colors should be chosen partially on the purpose of the room

5. Illusions with Color Warm colored objects appear closer to you than cool ones A high ceiling painted a dark color will seem lower and a light color on a ceiling will make it appear higher

6. The Science of Color Property of light Made up of energy rays of different wavelengths Each wavelength is a separate color When light passes through a prism, the rays are bent All objects contain pigments The colors you see are the reflected light rays If no light is reflected, the color is black If all light is reflected, the color is white

7. Color Wheel (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) Helpful tool in visualizing how different colors are related to each other The placement of colors on the wheel is significant The specific name of a color is its HUE The brightness or dullness of a color is its INTENSITY You can alter a colors intensity by mixing it with its complement The lightness or darkness of a color is its VALUE Adding white or black to a color results in a different TINT of that color Adding strictly black to a color results in a different SHADE of that color (darker than the normal value) Color chips from paint manufacturers are typically arranged from tints to shades and work well together in the same space

8. Color Schemes Monochromatic – one color used in different shades/tints Complementary – colors across from each other on the color wheel Analogous – colors next to each other on the color wheel Triadic – colors that form a triangle in relationship to each other on the color wheel Accented neutral – small amount of bright colors used with a neutral color scheme (background)

9. Planning Color Schemes Mood People Style Time Existing colors Adjacent rooms lighting

10. Creating a Color Sample Board Provides an idea of how different colors, patterns, and textures will look together Use pins/thumb tacks to mount samples on a foam-core board for mobility of colors Gather as many actual samples as you can of the materials you plan to use: paint, wallpaper, fabrics, flooring, etc. Vary the size of the samples so that they are in the same proportion to the real objects they represent Arrange the samples on the board to reflect the placement of the colors in the space (sofa swatch next to paint for adjacent wall) Evaluate the color scheme, make changes if necessary

11. Color Scheme Success Pleasing effects with color used in a space Pleasing colors in a space for the person(s) occupying that space is most important