Colors!

Hue•Hue: The name given to color. •Example: Blue is given the name Blue

VALUE• The lightness or darkness of a

hue.• The value of a hue can be made lighter by adding

white, creating a TINT of that hue.• Appearance of greater room size or height.• Pink is a tint of red, Peach is a tint of orange

• The value of a hue can be made darker by adding

black, creating a SHADE of that hue.• Maroon is shade of red. Rust is shade of orange• Appearance of smaller room size or height

INTENSITY

• The Brightness or Dullness of a hue - Created by adding its compliment.• Color’s are brightest in their natural form. (i.e.

pure yellow, pure red, pure blue)• Objects and rooms with Bright high intensity

colors seem larger. • Bold and intense colors are best used sparingly or

as accents• Objects and rooms with Dull low intensity

colors seem smaller.

Neutrals

•Neutrals: Not really a “color”.•Examples: Beige, White, Black, grey

PRIMARY COLORS

• Yellow, Red, & Blue.• They occur naturally.• By mixing, lightening,

or darkening the primary colors, all other colors can be made.• No other colors can be

combined to create the primary colors.

redyellow

blue

SECONDARY COLORS

• Orange, Green, and Violet.• Are produced by

mixing EQUAL amounts of two primary colors.• Red + Yellow =

Orange• Blue + Yellow =

Green• Red + Blue = Violet

orang

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green

viole

t

INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY) COLORS

• Made by mixing a primary color with a secondary color• Yellow-Green,

Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, Red-Orange, and Yellow-Orange• Note: The primary

color is always listed first.

Red

-O

ran

ge

Yellow-Orange

Red-violet Blue-

Violet

Blu

e-g

reen

Yellow-

Green

Warm colors• Give feelings of liveliness and warmth• Colors of the sun, fire• Good for rooms you want to be busy and lively

Red -vio le t

V io le t

B lue -vio le tB lue

B lue -g reen

G reen

Ye llow- g reen

Ye llow

Ye llow- o range O range

Red -o range

Red

Cool colors• Feeling of peacefulness…. but can be depressing if overdone• Examples are sky or water • Can make a room look smaller• Good for rooms you want to be relaxing

Color Schemes

MONOCHROMATIC

Red -v io le t

V io le t

B lue -v io le tB lue

B lue -g r een

G reen

Ye llow -g reen

Ye llow

Ye llow -o range O range

Red -o r ange

Red

This scheme uses shades and tints of one hue.

ANALOGOUS

Re d -v io le t

V io le t

B lue - vio le tB lue

B lue - g ree n

G r een

Y e llow -g ree n

Y e llow

Y e llow -o ran ge O r ange

Re d -o rang e

Re d

This scheme combines colors that lie next to each other on the color.

COMPLEMENTARY

R e d -v io le t

V io le t

B lu e -v io le tB lu e

B lu e -g re e n

G re e n

Y e l low -g re e n

Y e l low

Y e l low -o ra n g e O ra n g e

R e d -o ra n g e

R e d

This scheme uses two hues. The hues must lie opposite each other on the color wheel.

Split-Complementary Schemes

R ed -v io le t

V io le t

B lue -v io le tB lue

B lue -g ree n

G re e n

Y e llo w -g ree n

Y e llo w

Y e llo w -o ran g e O ra n ge

R ed -o ran g e

R ed

Use of the two colors on each side of the first color’s compliment

TRIADIC

Re d-v io le t

V io le t

B lu e-v io le tB lu e

B lu e-gre en

G ree n

Y el low -g reen

Y el low

Y el low -o rang e O ran ge

Re d-ora nge

Re d

This scheme combines three hues. The hues must be equal distances apart on the color wheel.

Things to Remember• Darker colors make a

room appear smaller• Dark ceilings make a

room seem shorter

• Light colors make a room appear larger• Light ceilings make it

appear taller

• Paint colors will appear two times darker on your wall than they do on the color swatch