TL 14.02 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.

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 ColorsWarm 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

Resources

www.colormatters.com/colortheory www.color-wheel-pro.com