COLORS AFFECT PEOPLE› PHYSICALLY › MENTALLY› COLORS CAN SET THE MOOD › THE MOST POWERFUL DESIGN ELEMENT
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ACHROMATIC – FREE OF COLOR
CHROMATIC – HAVING COLOR
POLY CHROMATIC – HAVING MANY COLORS
Monochromatic› Refers to the use of one hue with naturals,
or light to dark of the same color
A neutral color is defined as being a color of very low saturation, close to gray. Black, white, gray and sometimes brown are considered to be "neutral."
TINTS – ADDING WHITE TO A PURE HUE
ADDING GRAY TO A PURE HUE
SHADES– ADDING BLACK TO A PURE HUE
DID YOU KNOW THAT SIR ISSAC NEWTON DESIGNED THE FIRST CIRCULAR COLOR WHEEL IN 1666?
WHY IS THE COLOR WHEEL SET UP IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDER?
THEY RYB COLOR MODEL
› RED› YELLOW› BLUE
A COMBO OF TWO ADJACENT PRIMARY COLORS TO CREATE A NEW ONE.
› RED+YELLOW=ORANGE
› RED + BLUE = VIOLET› BLUE + YELLOW =
GREEN
CREATED BY MIXING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS› RED-VIOLET› BLUE-VIOLET› BLUE-GREEN› YELLOW-GREEN› YELLOW-ORANGE› RED-ORANGE
COOL COLORS› IMPRESSION OF
CALM AND SOOTHING
WARM COLORS › VIVID AND
ENERGETIC› THEY ADVANCE IN
SPACECOOL COLORS
COLORS OPPOSITE OF EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL
CAN BE HIGH CONTRAST, BUT VIBRANT.
MUST BE MANAGED WELL
DO NOT OVER USE
USES COLORS THAT ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL.
FOUND IN NATURE PLEASING TO THE EYE ONE COLOR SHOULD
DOMINATE, THE SECOND SUPPORTS, THE THIRD IS AN ACCENT
COLORS EVENLY SPACED AROUND THE WHEEL
ARE VIBRANT ONE COLOR
SHOULD DOMINATE, THE OTHER TWO WILL ACCENT
VARIATION OF THE COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME
TOW COLORS ADJACENT TO ITS COMPLEMENT
LESS TENSE THAN THE COMPLEMENARY
GOOD CHOICE FOR BEGINNERS
USES A RECTANGULAR COLOR SCHEME
VERY RICH IN COLOR
TWO COMPLEMENTARY PAIRS
LET ONE COLOR BE DOMINATE
SIMILAR TO THE RECTANGULE, BUT FOUR COLORS ARE EVENLY SPACED
LET ONE COLOR DOMINATE
WARM AND COOL COLORS NEED TO BE BALANCED
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