26 MAN AND COLOUR Colours have a power over humans. They can create feelings of well-being, unease, activity or passivity, for Instance. Colouring in factories, offices or schools can enhance or reduce performance; in hospitals it can have @ postive influence on patients’ health. This influence works indirectly through making rooms appear wider ar narrower, thereby giving an impression of space, which promotes feeling of restriction or freedom» @)~ It also works directly through the physical reactions or impulses evoked oe by the Individual colours end ©. The strongest impulse Senne nal elu cle: 3) Sih ad ek colours and gHoct comes fom ranges then flaw yaloa, es, gree ‘rie. yate wire ae” 7 shar tet on temane ‘and purple, The weakest impulse effect comes from blue, eee reeny blue and violet fhe cold and passive colours). Stnge-sit wang sony ‘Strong impulse colours are stable ony for small areos 7 ina room. Conversely, ow impulse colours can be used for large areas, Warm colours have an active and stimulating ‘fect, which in certain circumstances ean be exiting. Cold cine colours have a passive effect ~ calming and spiritual. Green causes nervous tension. The effects produced by colour ‘also depend on brightness and location Warm and bright colours viewed overhead have a spiritually stimulating effect; viewed from the side, = gsi warming, drawing closer effects and, seen below, 2 G mr “~ Joo tightening, elevating eect. rs a Warm and dark colours viewed above are enclosing or me cigniied: seen from the side, embracing: and, seen below, Suggest safe to grip and to tread on. ran @ Lem aod haan colours inst sae a somone Cold and bright colours above brighten things up end ee are relaxing: from the side they seem te lead awey, and seen below, look smooth ana stimulating for walking an. Cold and derk colours are threatening when above; cold and sad from the side; and burdensome, dragging down, ‘when below. White isthe colour of total purty, cleanliness and order. White plays 2 leading role m the colour design of rooms, breaking up and neutralising other groups of colours, and thereby create an invigorating brightness. As the colour of order, white Is used as the characteristic surface for warehouses and storage places, for road lines and traffic @ Dav colors make oom (5) Bight colours give wt tev rooms sem to be” ©) foams seam ghar with markings tower Hteoingrarehesvly sonar on mals and A 7 Ovum Onur = © See Sci non Brightness of surfac Values between theoretical white (100%) and absolute black (0%) white paps 84 ight brown approx. 25 grass green aprox. 20. asphalt, dry approx. 20 chalky white 80 pure beige approx.25 lime green,pastel approx. 50 asphalt, wet approx. 5 citron yellow 70 mid brown approx. 15. silver grey. approx.38 oak, dark approx. 18 ivory approx. 70 salmon pink approx. 40 grey ime plaster approx. 42 02k, light approx. 33. ‘ream approx 70 full scaret 16 dry concrete, grey approx. 32 walnut approx. 18 ‘old yellow, pure 60. earmine 10 plywood approx 38 light spruce approx. 50 Straw yellow 60 deep violet approx.5 yellow brick approx. 32 aluminium foil a light ochre approx. 60 _light blue 40-50 fed brick approx. 18 galvanised iron sheet 16 pure chrome yellow 50 deep sky blue 30 darkclinier approx. 10 pure orange 25-80 turquoise blue, pure 15 mid stone colour 35