COLOR THEORY “Lec 1”
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Contents
Ø color theory
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Ø Color wheel
1. types of color wheel
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Ø Warm and cool colors
Ø Definition of “ hue-tint-shade-tone”
Ø Munsell color system
Ø Types of color schemes
Ø Harmony and contrast Colors
Ø Color and different environments “desert. agricultural. Polar .coastal”
Ø The meaning of color
Ø How to use colour in interior design
Ø Research about “ colour psychology and its impact in interior design”
What is the color?
Color is the visual sensation resulting from the different wavelengths of light
radiation, these colors starts from red (the longest visible radiation waves) and
ended in violet (the shortest waves of this radiation .
• As an important part of interior design, color helps to recognition materials
and shapes.
What is the color theory?
Color theory is a practical combination of art and science
that’s used to determine what colors look good together. The
color wheel was invented in 1666 by Isaac Newton, who
mapped the color spectrum onto a circle. The color wheel is
the basis of color theory, because it shows the relationship
between colors.
Use Color theory to tell a story
Colors are everywhere. They’re used in advertising,
entertainment, and decorations, and all feeling in the
viewer, capturing their imagination and drawing their
attention. Colours can allow anyone to create different types
of feelings depending on the particular colours they utilise.
Colour theory allows us to understand how to make use of
these colours in order to create different effects and create
the desired emotions.
Color theory is a set of principles that can be used to create color
combinations.
Color theory help designers to:
• Understand color interactions,
• Select and combine colors ,
• Construct pleasing and effective palettes .
• It can help you create different moods by communicating
excitement, calmness, or other sensations and emotions.
When you understand the effects of color, you can use it to make
your personal space attractive and satisfying,
In Color Theory there are a couple of core concepts
that you must understand before beginning to think
about designing something; the concept behind the
color wheel and also the kind of feeling each colour
represents and gives off to the viewer.
The colour wheel is simple; it shows what colours contrast each
other and what colours that are nearby will create colour
harmony. Colour harmony is when two, or sometimes more,
colours combine to create a very aesthetically pleasing effect, so
much so they can be described to be harmonious with each
other. A perfect example of this is the combinations of yellow
and purple, which can work in a variety of tones. The colour
wheel easily shows the opposite colours, also called
“complementary colours”, which are directly opposite to each
other and can sometimes be used together to create a high
contrast image.
Colours which are not on the colour wheel such as Black, White,
Brown, Ivory and Cream are known as neutral colours. These
colours generally work well as a backdrop for other colours and
are commonly used as wall colours in interior design.
There are two types of color wheel. The RYB or red,
yellow, blue color wheel is typically used by artists, as
it helps with combining paint colors. Then there is the
RGB, or red, green and blue color wheel, which is
designed for online use, as it refers to mixing light –
like on a computer or TV screen.
Primary, secondary and tertiary colors
There are 12 main colors on the color wheel. In the RYB color wheel
The color wheel can be divided into primary, secondary and tertiary colors.
In the RYB color wheel, primary colors are colors that can’t be mixed from
other colors. There are three primary colors: cyan, magenta and yellow.
Examples include red, yellow, and blue.
Secondary colors are colors that result from mixing two primary colors. There
are three secondary colors. purple, orange, green
red and yellow color makes orange, red and blue makes violet, blue and yellow
makes green .
Secondary Colors
Tertiary colors are colors made by combining a secondary color with a primary
color. There are six tertiary colors.
For example yellow and orange, blue and green, red and violet, blue and violet
and others.
On the color wheel, the tertiary colors are located between the primary and
secondary colors they are made from.
Mixing primary and secondary colors creates tertiary colors.
Tertiary colors include:
1)Red-Violet
2) Blue-Violet
3) Blue-Green
4) Yellow Green
5) Red-Orange
6) Yellow-Orange
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