Color Help: Color Theory and Design Psychology
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Article by: Jeanette Joy Fisher Color theory is an entire science unto itself, and to get a full picture of how it all works, I'd suggest picking up a few art books. In this article, however, we're going to take a brief look at the essentials of color , Governor Schwarzenegger Turns California to Solar Roof Systems theory, in light , Champion Juicer Chews The Competition of the concepts of Design , Air Conditioner Rentals Psychology. we'll first list a term, and then offer a short summary of how the term relates to Design , Arranging accents Psychology. Hue The base name of a color , Tapestries a fantastic way to add décor to your home without any white, , Finishing Your New Fireplace Mantel gray, or black added. The terms hue and color , Fireplace FAQs - 4 Key Areas are interchangeable. Color wheel A color , How To Find Cat Mailboxes wheel contains twelve colors, , Why Every Home Needs A Backup Generator based on primitive pigments. The three primary colors , Modern Rugs are red, blue, , Save Money By Keeping Charge Personal Air Coolers Working Well and yellow. Three secondary colors , Modern Rugs (composed of combinations of the three primary colors) follow: red and blue , The Top 3 Ways To Look For Replacement Windows Online make purple; red and yellow make orange; yellow and blue , Finishing Your New Fireplace Mantel make green. , Kitchen Remodeling Six tertiary colors , Governor Schwarzenegger Turns California to Solar Roof Systems (comprised of combinations of primary and secondary colors) form the remainder of the color , Water Purifiers - Answers To Your Questions wheel: yellow-orange, red-orange, violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. Black is the total absence of color , A Few Concrete Suggestions and white , Kitchen Remodeling is the reflection of all colors. , Governor Schwarzenegger Turns California to Solar Roof Systems Value or Lightness This denotes the degree of lightness or darkness of a hue, in relation to pure white , Installing a Brick or Paver Walkway or black. Intensity, Saturation, or Croma: This term describes the degree of purity of a hue as compared to neutral gray of the same value. This is the freedom from added white , How Do Softeners Convert Hard Water to Soft? or gray; how bright or dull a color , Bathroom Wall Cabinets - Create Extra Space with a Touch of Style! appears in relation to the basic hue. Shades These are deep tones, in which black is added to a color. , The Top 3 Ways To Look For Replacement Windows Online Tints These are pastels, in which white , The most important decision you will ever make in roofing your home is added to a color. , How To Find Cat Mailboxes Tone Adding gray of the same value to a hue or adding its complement creates a tone. Saturation The intensity or depth of color, , Kitchen Sink Manufacturers: Where To Find The Very Best such as dark or light. , Tapestries a fantastic way to add décor to your home Monochromatic Color , A Primer On Dish Washer- A Useful Home Appliance: Schemes This term is used to describe rooms , Kitchen Sink Manufacturers: Where To Find The Very Best with only tints and shades of the same color. , A Few Concrete Suggestions Neutral color , Log Homes - Is a Log Home In Your Future? schemes are usually monochromatic. Analogous, Side-by-Side, or Related Color , Tips for Designing with Hardwood Floors Schemes These rooms , Champion Juicer Chews The Competition use adjacent colors , Portable Air Conditioners - An Inexpensive Cooling Solution for Your Home to the principal color , Home Improving while Budgeting on the color , Log Homes - Is a Log Home In Your Future? wheel. This is considered a friendly scheme, because the colors , Kitchen Remodeling blend well and create a soft effect. Complementary or Opposite Color , Replacing Flappers (When Toilets Turn Themselves On) Schemes Rooms that use colors , There's More Types Of Furnaces Than The One In Your House from opposite sides of the color , Log Homes - Is a Log Home In Your Future? wheel. This is considered to be a power , There's More Types Of Furnaces Than The One In Your House and action scheme. Triad Consists of three colors, , Install Wood Flooring spaced an equal distance apart on the color , Install Wood Flooring wheel. Triad color , Bathroom Wall Cabinets - Create Extra Space with a Touch of Style! schemes can potentially cause glaring and confusing feelings when all the colors , Portable Air Conditioners - An Inexpensive Cooling Solution for Your Home are intense. Tetrad Consists of four colors, , A New Era in Bathroom Technology - Bathroom Home Improvements spaced an equal distance apart on the color , Garages, Some Ideas for Building and Improving Them wheel. Tetrad color , 10 Quick Ways to Change Your Fire-less Fireplace from a Black Hole to a Worthy Focal Point schemes create interesting effects because of the potential variety available. They are best when two colors , The most important decision you will ever make in roofing your home dominate. Topographical Color , A Few Concrete Suggestions Schemes These schemes contain colors , How To Find Cat Mailboxes from nature, , Remodel or Move? Make the Right Decision such as rocks, earth, , Kitchen Sink Manufacturers: Where To Find The Very Best sky, sea, and plants. , Finishing Your New Fireplace Mantel Floral Color , How to Fix Your Groove! Schemes These schemes use brilliant or pastel colors , 10 Quick Ways to Change Your Fire-less Fireplace from a Black Hole to a Worthy Focal Point found in plants , A Primer On Dish Washer- A Useful Home Appliance: and flowers. , Remodel or Move? Make the Right Decision Colorways Fabrics and wallpapers come in different combinations of colors, , A Few Concrete Suggestions or colorways. A fabric pattern will have several selections of colorways to choose from. A pattern may be available in colorways of: yellow, blue , Bathroom remodeling tips and green, , Kitchen Remodeling red, blue , Winter is Coming - is Your Swimming Pool Prepared? and green; or purple, burgundy and blue. , Home Improving while Budgeting Visual Vibration This occurs when neighboring colors , Tips for Designing with Hardwood Floors appear to clash and vibrate in our vision, creating a dizzying effect that adds to nervousness and tiredness. Cusp Colors These are colors , Winter is Coming - is Your Swimming Pool Prepared? on the edge of two colors , There's More Types Of Furnaces Than The One In Your House that take on different values under different lighting situations, such as, dark blue/purple (periwinkle), orange/red (terra-cotta reds), and blue/greens (teal). Periwinkle may appear more purple than dark blue , Air Purifiers - Fact or Fiction? at night or under different lighting systems. Simple Color This is a true color, , Kitchen Sink Manufacturers: Where To Find The Very Best without additive colors, , Air Purifiers - Fact or Fiction? such as sky blue, , A New Era in Bathroom Technology - Bathroom Home Improvements grass , Garages green, or apple red. A simple color , Arranging design accents is a pure color. , There's More Types Of Furnaces Than The One In Your House Complex Color This is a combination of colors, , Log Homes - Is a Log Home In Your Future? such as silvery blue, , Fireplace FAQs - 4 Key Areas or lichen (grayish green-brown). A complex color , Air Conditioner Rentals is a color , How Do Softeners Convert Hard Water to Soft? that requires a long description, such as "sort of a grayish-blue with a hint of pink. , How To Install Vinyl Siding "Â Palette The entire range of colors , Install Wood Flooring used in a design , Governor Schwarzenegger Turns California to Solar Roof Systems project. These are the basic terms used to describe color , Garages schemes within the concepts of Design , Champion Juicer Chews The Competition Psychology. Learning them is the first step toward creating dynamic spaces for both the interior , Air Conditioner Rentals and exterior of your home. , Improving while Budgeting (c) Copyright 2004, Jeanette J. Fisher. All rights reserved.  |
  
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