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THE ROLE OF COLOR IN DESIGN
Just FACS
THE COLOR WHEELAll color schemes and things to do with color are based off this color wheel.
COMPONENTS OF COLOR
Pigments
Hue
Intensity
Value
Tint
Shade
Tone
PIGMENTS
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the
result of wavelength-selective absorption.
Permanence and stability are desirable properties.
Pigments that are not permanent are called fugitive.
Fugitive pigments fade over time, or with exposure to light, while some eventually blacken.
Pigments are used for coloring paint, ink, plastic, fabric, cosmetics, food and other materials.
Most pigments used in manufacturing and the visual arts are dry colorants, usually ground into a
fine powder.
This powder is added to a binder (or vehicle), a relatively neutral or colorless material that
suspends the pigment and gives the paint its adhesion.
The following are some of the attributes of pigments that determine their suitability for
particular manufacturing processes and applications:
¤ Lightfastness and sensitivity for damage from ultra violet light ¤Heat stability
¤ Toxicity ¤ Tinting strength ¤ Staining
¤ Dispersion ¤ Opacity or transparency ¤ Resistance to alkalis and acids
¤ Reactions and interactions between pigments
HUE
Hue is the color
feature that
makes one color
different from
others.
INTENSITY
Intensity is the
brightness or dullness of
a color.
VALUE
Value is the lightness or
darkness of a color.
TINT
Adding white to a hue
creates a tint.
Ex. Pink is a tint of
red.
SHADE
Adding black to a hue
creates a shade.
Lowers the value and
darkens it.
TONE
Adding gray to a color
creates a tone.
ILLUSIONS WITH COLOR
Warm colored objects appear closer than cool colored ones.
You can visually enlarge a room by painting the walls a cool
color.
High ceilings painted dark colors appear lower
High ceilings painted a light color will allow a ceiling to seem
higher.
Bold, bright colors make objects stand out.
WARM COLORS
Warm colors: yellow-green to red on the color wheel
Red and orange conveys the most
warmth
Warm colors are suitable for areas
of high activity such as kitchens and
family rooms
Advancing- make objects look larger or closer than they really are
Warm
Warm
Warm
Warm
COOL COLORS
Cool colors: Red-Violet to
Green on the color Wheel
Popular in bedrooms,
bathrooms and home
offices because of their
relaxing effect.
Receding- objects seems larger and farther away
Cool
Cool
Cool
Cool
COLOR SCHEME
A combination of colors selected for a room design in
order to create a mood or set a tone.
Provides guidelines for designing successfully with color.
Color schemes look best when one color dominates
TYPES OF COLOR SCHEMES
1. Achromatic
2. Neutral
3. Complementary
4. Split-Complementary
5. Analogous
6. Accented Analogous
7. Monochromatic
8. Triadic
9. Tetradic
ACHROMATIC
NEUTRAL
Neutral color schemes can be easier to live with than with vibrant color schemes.
•Often used as background colors in rooms because they blend well with other colors
•Touches of accent colors are usually added for interest
COMPLIMENTARY
Two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
SPLIT COMPLIMENTARY
Three colors, they combine one color with the two colors on each side of its complement
ANALOGOUS
•3 to 5 hues next to each other on the color wheel
ACCENTED ANALOGOUS
TRIADIC
•Three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel.
TETRADIC
4 colors spaced the same distance apart (square) or in the shape of a rectangle.
MONOCHROMATIC
Tints and shades of one color on the color wheel
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH NO COLOR SCHEME.