Color

 Color can alter the

appearance of form
and space.
 Color can affect our
performance
abilities and
change our moods.
Other Color Vocab…

 Hue: another name for color

 Tints: Color + White

 Tone: Color + Black

 Intensity: Brightness or dullness

o Value: Lightness or darkness

 The Color Wheel
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet  There are

12 hues in
Green Red-violet
the
spectrum of
Yellow-green Red
color.
Yellow Red-orange
 They are
Yellow-orange Orange
divided into
three
categories
…
 The Primary Colors
Blue Blue-violet

 Red, Yellow, and Blue-green Violet

Blue
 These colors Green Red-violet

cannot be
combined from Yellow-green Red

mixing any colors

Yellow Red-orange
together. Yellow-orange Orange
 The Secondary Colors
Blue Blue-violet

 Green, violet, Blue-green Violet

and orange
 Made by Green Red-violet

combining the
Primary colors Yellow-green Red

together.
Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 The Tertiary Colors
Blue Blue-violet
 Made by
combining a Blue-green Violet

primary and a
secondary hue. Green Red-violet

 Yellow-green, Yellow-green Red

blue-green,
blue-violet, red-
violet, red- Yellow Red-orange

orange, yellow- Yellow-orange Orange

orange.
 Monochromatic
 A color scheme using
one color, and tints, tones
and shades of that color.
 Triad
 A color scheme using
three colors equal
distance from each other
on the color wheel.

Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 Complimentary
 A color scheme using
colors opposite each
other on the color wheel.
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

G reen Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange O range
 Double Complimentary
 A Color scheme using
two sets of
complimentary colors.
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 Split Complimentary
 A color scheme using
one color, and the colors
on either side of it’s
compliment.
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 Analogous
 A color scheme using
colors next to each other
on the color wheel (3-5
colors).
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
Neutral

 A color scheme
using whites,
blacks, grays and
beiges, tans, etc.
Accented Neutrals

 A variation of a neutral theme is an

ACCENTED NEUTRAL. The neutral
room is embellished with a splash of
color(s).
 Warm Colors
 Colors on the warm side of
the spectrum…yellow-green
to red
 Advances- makes objects look
larger, warmer, closer than they
really are
Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 Cool Colors

 Colors on the cool side of

the spectrum…green to
red-violet
 Receding- objects seems
smaller and farther away

Blue Blue-violet

Blue-green Violet

Green Red-violet

Yellow-green Red

Yellow Red-orange

Yellow-orange Orange
 Fad

Some designers base a room decor on a popular “theme” instead of a

prescribed color scheme. It should only be used if it reflects the personality
and preferences of the client.
History of Color

 Colors are often

symbolic.
 Let’s talk about
what role color has
played in different
times in history.
In China…

 Yellow has
religious
significance and is
still the Imperial
color today!
In Greece and Rome…

 Red was believed

to have protective
powers.
 Purple was
restricted to use by
nobility.
 Physiological Effects of Individual Colors

Gray Elegance, humility, respect, stability, timelessness, wisdom OR

boredom, decay, dullness, dust, pollution.

White Reverence, purity, snow, peace, innocence, cleanliness, simplicity,

security, humility, marriage, sterility, sterility, surrender, fearfulness, winter,
unimaginative.

Black Modernity, power, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth,

mystery, style OR evil, death, fear, anonymity, anger, sadness, mourning,
unhappiness, mystery.

Red Passion, strength, energy, fire, love, sex, excitement, speed, heat,
leadership, power OR danger, fire, blood, war, anger, revolution,
aggression, stop.
 Physiological Effects of Individual Colors

Blue Seas, skies, peace, unity, harmony, calmness, coolness, confidence, loyalty,
cleanliness, winter OR depression, coldness.

Green Nature, spring, fertility, youth, environment, wealth, money (US), good luck,
inexperience, jealousy, money, illness.

Yellow Sunlight, joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, wealth (gold), summer, hope,
illness, hazards, dishonesty, weakness.

Violet Sensuality, spirituality, creativity, wealth, royalty, nobility, ceremony, mystery,

wisdom, arrogance, mourning, exaggeration.

Orange Energy, balance, Heat, fire, enthusiasm, playfulness OR Aggression,

arrogance, warning, danger, fire.

Brown Calm, depth, nature, richness, stability, tradition, dirt, dullness, heaviness,
poverty, roughness.
 COLOR SCHEME: MONOCHROMATIC

 This monochromatic
color scheme is based on
a single hue… red
orange. By mixing a
small amount of red-
orange and white, a
peachy tone is achieved.