Color Part 1
- 1. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN Color
- 2. COLOR Characteristics of color: Chroma : strength or saturation, intensity Value: lightness or darkness of the hue Hue : The name of the color is its hue
- 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF COLOR: Chroma : strength or saturation, intensity Value: lightness or darkness of the hue Hue : The name of the color is its hue
- 4. Diagram of the Munsell Color System
- 5. COLOR CATEGORIES ON THE COLOR WHEEL Primary colors: Red, yellow and blue Secondary colors: orange, green and violet Tertiary colors: Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
- 7. COLOR MIXING Tints: Colors to which white has been added Tones: Colors to which gray has been added Shades: Colors to which black has been added Neutrals: Colors which have been mixed with their complement
- 8. Shades: Colors to which black has been added Tints: Colors to which white has been added Tones: Colors to which gray has been added Neutrals: Colors mixed with their complement
- 9. A tone of orange
- 10. A tint of orange
- 11. “ PRIMARY” COLOR SCHEME Red Yellow Blue The three colors which can be mixed to create all the other colors When used in a single color scheme, can be visually exciting and cheerful
- 12. A PRIMARY COLOR SCHEME
- 14. WARM COLORS Warm colors seem to advance visually Believed to increase appetite (what color are the arches at McDonald’s?) Are said to make a space feel warmer or cozier
- 20. COOL COLORS
- 25. The “Principle of the Elephant and the Hummingbird”: Bright colors in smallish doses, and larger areas in less-bright colors