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COLOR THEORY


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Basic Color Principles

When a beam of white light is passed through aprism, a spectrum of the entire range of pure colorsvisible to the naked eye is formed.


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The color wheel or color circle is thebasic tool for combining colors.

The first circular color diagram wasdesigned by Sir Isaac Newton in1666.

The color wheel is designed so thatvirtually any colors you pick from it willlook good together.

Over the years, many variations of thebasic design have been made, but the

most common version is a wheel of 12colors based on the RYB (or artistic)color model.

Traditionally, there are a number ofcolor combinations that are consideredespecially pleasing. These are called

color harmonies or color chords andthey consist of two or more colors witha fixed relation in the color wheel.


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COLOR WHEEL

HUE


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Hue Hue identifies a color by name. Every color falls into

a definite hue category as indicated by the

spectrum color name on the color wheel.


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Value

White added to a

hue creates a tint. Gray added to a

hue creates atone.

Black added to ahue creates ashade.

Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue achieved

by adding white, gray, or black.


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Intensity is the brightness or dullnessof a hue.

A color is at full intensity when notmixed with black or white - a pure

hue. the intensity of a color can be

changed by making it duller or moreneutral by adding gray to the color.

the intensity of a color can bechanged by adding its complement(this is the color found directlyopposite on the traditional colorwheel).

When changing colors this way, thecolor produced is called a tone.

When complementary colors are mixedtogether, a dull tone is produced.

When complementary colors areplaced side by side, you increase theirintensity. This effect is calledsimultaneous contrast - each color

simultaneously intensifies the visualbri htness of the other color.


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SATURATION brilliance ordepth of color


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Chrome

Chrome refers to the degree of intensity, strength,

saturation, or purity of a color. Purity of a colorrefers to its freedom from white, black, or gray.


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Primary Colors

Red, blue, andyellow comprisethe three

primary colors. These three

colors canapproximate,

through selectivemixture, all ofthe other colors.


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Secondary Colors

Orange, violet,and green are thesecondary colors.

Each is placedbetween the two

primaries that aremixed to produceit.


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Primary & Secondary Colors


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Color Harmony

Complementary

Split Complementary

Triadic Tetradic

Analogous

Monochromatic


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Complementary Complementary color harmony features colors

directly opposite on the color wheel.


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Split Complementary

Combining one color with two colors on either side of

its direct complement results in a split complementary.


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Triadic Triadic color harmony involves three

colors equally spaced on the color wheel.


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Robert Delaunay, Circular

Forms c. 1912

a very aware

use ofcontrasts of

complementar

y & analogouscolors AND

shades andtints


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RECTANGLE

(TETRADIC)

COLOR SCHEME

The rectangle or tetradiccolor scheme uses four

colors arranged into twocomplementary pairs.

This rich color schemeoffers plenty of

possibilities for variation. Tetradic color schemes

works best if you let onecolor be dominant.

You should also pay

attention to the balance


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Analogous

Analogous colors consist of related colorsthat are adjacent on the color wheel.

They usually include only one primary color.

Analogous color harmony allows one color todominate and others to enhance.


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Color Balance Any color which dominates its immediate

environment in hue, intensity or value willover balance a color or colors of lessercontrast and tend to divert attentionfrom the composition.


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WARM AND COOL COLORS

The color circle can be divided into warm and cool colors.

Warm colors are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space.

Cool colors give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression.

White, black and gray are considered to be neutral.


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Cool Colors


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Cool Colors Cool, or receding colors, are associated with peace and calm.

Blue, blue-green, and blue-violets represent cool colors. Cool colors in a composition tend to visually recede and look

smaller. They are not easily seen from a distance.

Cool colors represent nature :blue, green,violet.

Creates a calm and restful feeling.

Cool colors recede (move away) making thespace appear larger.

They generally look good in rooms that receivedirect sunlight.


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