Color• A ray of light is the source of all color.• We get different colors by the light that

is broken into rays of varying wavelengths, which causes the viewer to see different colors.– Red is the longest and Violet is the shortest

wavelength– A prism, soap bubble, oil spill, or a rainbow

demonstrates this wavelength division of light into color.

Hue– The specific name for a pure color is

the HUE.– Each primary and secondary color on

the color wheel is called a hue.•If it is not on the color wheel, it is not a

hue.•Red (_________) vs. Pink (___________)•Black, white, and grey do not have a hue.

THE COLOR WHEEL• The most commonly

used tool to understand the basis of all color relationships.

• It consists of three types of colors: – primary – secondary – intermediate

(tertiary)Color each type

PRIMARY COLORS• Yellow, Red, & Blue.• They occur naturally.• By mixing, lightening,

or darkening the primary colors, all other colors can be made.

• No other colors can be combined to create the primary colors.

redyellow

blue

SECONDARY COLORS

• Orange, Green, and Violet.

• Are produced by mixing EQUAL amounts of two primary colors.– Red + Yellow =

Orange– Blue + Yellow =

Green– Red + Blue = Violet

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INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY) COLORS

• Made by mixing a primary color with a secondary color– Yellow-Green, – Blue-Green – Blue-Violet – Red-Violet – Red-Orange– Yellow-Orange

• Note: The primary color is always listed first.

Red

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Yellow-Orange

Red-violet Blue-

Violet

Blu

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Yellow-

Green

The color wheel song

4. INTENSITY

• The Brightness or Dullness of a hue• Created by adding its compliment on the

color wheel or gray. • Colors are brightest in their natural

form (hue). – pure yellow, pure red, pure blue

• Objects and rooms with bright high intensity colors seem larger. – Bold and intense colors are best

used sparingly or as accents.

• Objects and rooms with dull low intensity colors seem smaller. • Adding a color’s

compliment or gray creates a tone of the original color.

– Red + green, blue + orange, purple + yellow

Adding a color’s compliment or gray creates a tone of the original

color.Red + green, blue + orange, purple + yellow

5. VALUE• The lightness or darkness of a hue.

– The value of a hue can be made lighter by adding white, creating a tint of that hue.

– Pink is a tint of red, Peach is a tint of orange– Gives the appearance of a greater room size or height.

– The value of a hue can be made darker by adding black, creating a SHADE of that hue.

– Maroon is shade of red. Rust is shade of orange

• Gives the appearance of a smaller room size or height.

WARM COLORS

R e d -vio le t

V io le t

B lu e -vio le tB lu e

B lu e -g re e n

G re e n

Ye llo w- g re e n

Ye llo w

Ye llo w- o ra n g e O ra n g e

R e d -o ra n g e

R e d

WARM COLORS• Are considered “warm”

because of their association with warm objects of the same color, such as the sun and fire.

• Are also called advancing colors because they make objects appear larger and closer than they really are.

• Make a room appear smaller, and feel active, exciting, warmer, and cozy.

COOL COLORS

R ed -v io le t

V io le t

B lue -v io le tB lue

B lue -gre e n

G re e n

Y el low -gre en

Y el low

Y el low -ora ng e O ra n ge

R ed -ora n ge

R ed

COOL COLORS• Are associated with

colors in nature like water, grass, and trees.

• Are called receding colors because they make objects appear smaller and farther away than they really are.

• They make a room appear larger and feel restful, peaceful, and cooler.

NEUTRAL COLORS

NEUTRAL COLORS• Not considered

colors because they do not have a hue.

• Brown, tan, and beige are also considered neutral colors– but based on the

hues red, orange, and yellow.

Achromatic(add this to your notes somewhere!)

• A color scheme using black, white, and/or grey

• Not considered colors because they do not have a hue.

Accented Achromatic

Color Videos

• http://www.hgtv.com/video/name-that-color-video/index.html

• http://www.hgtv.com/video/retro-guest-room-video/index.html

Color Assignments• Assignment #1 Color experiment paint chip

• Assignment #2 Color coloring page– 1 shell Warm – 1 shell cool – 1 shell neutral – 1 shell primary

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