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Understanding Color
Using Color in Design             	Colors are the native language          of the subconscious.       –Carl Jung, Psychiatrist                                  Understanding the principles of color theory                                  and its use in graphic design.
Using Color in Design           How We Perceive Color                  http://www.skidmore.edu/~hfoley/images/spectrum.jpgColor is based on lightColor perception based on the two components: wavelength and luminosityColor of light is determined by wavelength and how it hits a surface
Using Color in Design      How We Perceive Colorhttp://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/images/eta_car_pix/0099_infrared_lg.jpgColor can exist beyond the spectrum visible to humans:ultraviolet and infrared light are examples
Using Color in Design                  TerminologyHue: Any single color in the spectrum (red, yellow, blue, etc).
Using Color in Design             TerminologyValue: The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
Using Color in Design        Terminology   Tint: A color with white added.   Shade: A color with black added.
Using Color in Design                     TerminologySaturation: The relative intensity or brightness of a colorBright, vibrant colors (reds or oranges) have a saturationdull or muted colors (browns) have a low degree of saturation
Using Color in Design                     TerminologySaturation: The relative intensity or brightness of a colorBright, vibrant colors (reds or oranges) have a saturationdull or muted colors (browns) have a low degree of saturation
Using Color in Design                        TerminologyColors can be of the same hue and still have varying degrees of saturation
Using Color in DesignHow Do These Ideas Work Together?Like the elements of design, hue, saturation and value can be usedto emphasize certain areas of a composition or deemphasize othersColors can balance, organize and harmonize a design, or to create discordColors with high saturation intensity and brighter value are more visibleand demanding of a viewer s attentionColors with low saturation can be used to set apart secondary informationor to create background elements
Color Design                    Color SchemesPrimary Colors: Red, yellow and blue; the hues that form color wheel base	Secondary Colors: Green, orange and violet; hues that are mixedby combining two primary colors.Tertiary Colors: Colors created by mixing a secondary color and a primarycolor. Examples are blue green, red orange, red violet, etc.
Color Design                    Color SchemesMonochromatic: Composition using tints and shades of only one hue.Easiest scheme to balance visually, but lacks high impact of other morecontrasting and complicated schemes.
Color Design                    Color SchemesComplementary Colors: Colors that are opposites on the color wheel that,when combined, neutralize one another. Scheme provides strong visualcontrast and demands attention. For best use, de-saturate the cool colorsrather than the warm ones.
Color Design                      Color SchemesAnalogous Colors: Colors that fall in adjacent proximity to each other onthe color wheel, such as red, red orange, orangeUsing analogous colors in a design creates unity and harmony
Color Design                        Color SchemesSplit Complementary: Color scheme using a hue and the two colors that lay oneither side of its compliment on the color wheelProvides more visual variety than complementary scheme; strong contrastHarder to balance than monochromatic, analogous color schemesFor best results, use one warm color with a range of cool colors or vice versaand avoid de-saturated warm colors
Color Design                        Color SchemesTriadic: Color scheme uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel.Provides strong visual contrast while adding balance and richness.For best use, choose one color to be used in larger amounts than others;experiment with color saturation and value
Color Design                        Color SchemesTetradic (Double Complementary): This is the richest of all the schemes;utilizes four colors arranged into two complementary color pairsCan be hard to harmonize; if all four colors are used in equal amounts, this                                                                              	scheme risks looking unbalanced and chaotic, so choose one color to be dominant
Color Design           Simultaneous ContrastSimultaneous Contrast: The concept of color perception based onthe other colors surrounding it.Color can look completely different when set against different hues,and is perceived in relation to its surroundings.
Color DesignAdvancing and Receding ColorAdvancing/ Receding Color: Warm and bright colors givethe illusion of being closer to a viewer within a composition,while cool and dull colors appear to be further away.
Color DesignAdvancing and Receding ColorAdvancing/ Receding Color: Warm and bright colors givethe illusion of being closer to a viewer within a composition,while cool and dull colors appear to be further away.
Color Design                       VibrationVibration: Complementary colors of equal saturation and brightnesscompete with our eye for attention when seen in close proximity toone another.
Color Design                           WeightWeight: Colors differ in visual weight based on their hue and intensity.For example, red is considered a heavy color, and would demanda viewer s attention, even if shown in only a small amount within acomposition.
Color Design                           WeightWeight: Colors differ in visual weight based on their hue and intensity.For example, red is considered a heavy color, and would demanda viewer s attention, even if shown in only a small amount within acomposition.

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Understanding Color

  • 2. Using Color in Design Colors are the native language of the subconscious. –Carl Jung, Psychiatrist Understanding the principles of color theory and its use in graphic design.
  • 3. Using Color in Design How We Perceive Color http://www.skidmore.edu/~hfoley/images/spectrum.jpgColor is based on lightColor perception based on the two components: wavelength and luminosityColor of light is determined by wavelength and how it hits a surface
  • 4. Using Color in Design How We Perceive Colorhttp://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/images/eta_car_pix/0099_infrared_lg.jpgColor can exist beyond the spectrum visible to humans:ultraviolet and infrared light are examples
  • 5. Using Color in Design TerminologyHue: Any single color in the spectrum (red, yellow, blue, etc).
  • 6. Using Color in Design TerminologyValue: The relative lightness or darkness of a color.
  • 7. Using Color in Design Terminology Tint: A color with white added. Shade: A color with black added.
  • 8. Using Color in Design TerminologySaturation: The relative intensity or brightness of a colorBright, vibrant colors (reds or oranges) have a saturationdull or muted colors (browns) have a low degree of saturation
  • 9. Using Color in Design TerminologySaturation: The relative intensity or brightness of a colorBright, vibrant colors (reds or oranges) have a saturationdull or muted colors (browns) have a low degree of saturation
  • 10. Using Color in Design TerminologyColors can be of the same hue and still have varying degrees of saturation
  • 11. Using Color in DesignHow Do These Ideas Work Together?Like the elements of design, hue, saturation and value can be usedto emphasize certain areas of a composition or deemphasize othersColors can balance, organize and harmonize a design, or to create discordColors with high saturation intensity and brighter value are more visibleand demanding of a viewer s attentionColors with low saturation can be used to set apart secondary informationor to create background elements
  • 12. Color Design Color SchemesPrimary Colors: Red, yellow and blue; the hues that form color wheel base Secondary Colors: Green, orange and violet; hues that are mixedby combining two primary colors.Tertiary Colors: Colors created by mixing a secondary color and a primarycolor. Examples are blue green, red orange, red violet, etc.
  • 13. Color Design Color SchemesMonochromatic: Composition using tints and shades of only one hue.Easiest scheme to balance visually, but lacks high impact of other morecontrasting and complicated schemes.
  • 14. Color Design Color SchemesComplementary Colors: Colors that are opposites on the color wheel that,when combined, neutralize one another. Scheme provides strong visualcontrast and demands attention. For best use, de-saturate the cool colorsrather than the warm ones.
  • 15. Color Design Color SchemesAnalogous Colors: Colors that fall in adjacent proximity to each other onthe color wheel, such as red, red orange, orangeUsing analogous colors in a design creates unity and harmony
  • 16. Color Design Color SchemesSplit Complementary: Color scheme using a hue and the two colors that lay oneither side of its compliment on the color wheelProvides more visual variety than complementary scheme; strong contrastHarder to balance than monochromatic, analogous color schemesFor best results, use one warm color with a range of cool colors or vice versaand avoid de-saturated warm colors
  • 17. Color Design Color SchemesTriadic: Color scheme uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel.Provides strong visual contrast while adding balance and richness.For best use, choose one color to be used in larger amounts than others;experiment with color saturation and value
  • 18. Color Design Color SchemesTetradic (Double Complementary): This is the richest of all the schemes;utilizes four colors arranged into two complementary color pairsCan be hard to harmonize; if all four colors are used in equal amounts, this scheme risks looking unbalanced and chaotic, so choose one color to be dominant
  • 19. Color Design Simultaneous ContrastSimultaneous Contrast: The concept of color perception based onthe other colors surrounding it.Color can look completely different when set against different hues,and is perceived in relation to its surroundings.
  • 20. Color DesignAdvancing and Receding ColorAdvancing/ Receding Color: Warm and bright colors givethe illusion of being closer to a viewer within a composition,while cool and dull colors appear to be further away.
  • 21. Color DesignAdvancing and Receding ColorAdvancing/ Receding Color: Warm and bright colors givethe illusion of being closer to a viewer within a composition,while cool and dull colors appear to be further away.
  • 22. Color Design VibrationVibration: Complementary colors of equal saturation and brightnesscompete with our eye for attention when seen in close proximity toone another.
  • 23. Color Design WeightWeight: Colors differ in visual weight based on their hue and intensity.For example, red is considered a heavy color, and would demanda viewer s attention, even if shown in only a small amount within acomposition.
  • 24. Color Design WeightWeight: Colors differ in visual weight based on their hue and intensity.For example, red is considered a heavy color, and would demanda viewer s attention, even if shown in only a small amount within acomposition.