The Color Wheel
The Color Wheel
(From yellow, clockwise)
Yellow
Yellow-Orange
Orange
Red-Orange
Red
Red-Violet
Purple
Blue-Violet
Blue
Blue-Green
Green
Yellow-Green
Primary Colors
Red, Blue, Yellow
These are the three most basic colors/pigments. You cannot mix any colors, or pigments, to make these three.
RED
It is the color of sexuality and can stimulate deeper and more intimate passions in us.
A negative expression of anger and aggression to fuel war and destruction.
Red is energizing. It excites the emotions and motivates us to take action.
Blue
Peace and tranquility.
This color is one of trust, honesty and loyalty.
Idealistic, enhancing self-expression and our ability to communicate our needs and wants. It inspires higher ideals.
Yellow
Yellow is the best color to create enthusiasm for life and can awaken greater confidence and optimism.
Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun.
Yellow is the most highly visible of all colors which is why it is used for pedestrian crossings.
Secondary Colors
Orange, Purple, Green
These are the colors you get by mixing the primary colors together.
Orange
The color orange relates to adventure and risk-taking, inspiring physical confidence, competition and independence.
The color orange radiates warmth and happiness, combining the physical energy and stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow.
Orange is also stimulating to the appetite. If you love having people around the kitchen table, orange will keep them talking and eating for a long time.
Purple
Purple is not violet. Violet shows up on the light spectrum. Whereas, purple is the mixture between blue and purple.
While the violet is not quite as intense as purple, its essence is similar.
The color purple is specifically associated with royalty and the nobility, creating an impression of luxury, wealth and extravagance.
Green
Green promotes a love of nature, and a love of family, friends, pets and the home.
Green is also the traditional color of safety and permission; a green light means go ahead.
Green the color most commonly associated in Europe and the U.S. with youth. It also often is used to describe anyone young, inexperienced, probably by the analogy to immature and unripe fruit.
Tertiary Colors
Yellow-Orange,Red-Orange,Red-Violet, Blue-Violet,Blue-Green, Yellow-Green
The intermediate colors are made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color.
Other colors!
Gold
Gold is a variation of yellow. Usually with a shiny effect, it is a good accent color for white/blacks, and sometimes all the colors.
Black
Black is a Shade. You add black to colors to darken them or wear it just the way it is.
White
White is a Highlight. You add this to colors to make them brighter or lighter. You can also wear it by itself as well.
Grey/Gray
Gray is the mixture of white and black.
Pink
Pink is the only color where if you mix white with a color it makes a whole new color.
Pastels
Pastels are when you take any color and add a lot of white to create a very light variation of the color.
The Colors in Fashion.
Reds
The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how to make red dye by crushing insects called cochineals. Deep red looks bold, while pale red—pink—looks gentle. In the U.S., pink is now associated with girls, though before the 1920s it was considered a boy's color.
Blues
Blue is the most common color—especially since blue jeans are everywhere! Blue has a calming effect. Fashion consultants recommend wearing blue to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty. For this same reason, U.S. police officers traditionally wear blue.
Yellows
Cheerful sunny yellow gets noticed. In ancient Rome, yellow was the most popular wedding color. Yellow is sometimes worn for safety reasons: raincoats today may be bright yellow so that the wearer can be seen easily in the rain.
Orange
Brilliant tropical orange may be the most attention-getting color. Like yellow, it can be used for safety—evening joggers and hunters in the woods may wear orange tops. Orange can be mixed with pink to make peach, a lively color that is popular in warm weather.
Green
Green is the easiest color on the eye. Hospital uniforms may be green because the color relaxes patients. Green is also associated with nature; leprechauns are said to dress in green, and brides in Europe in the Middle Ages wore green to symbolize fertility.
Purple
Purple has always been considered the color of royalty, because for so long it was very hard to get. Cleopatra needed 20,000 snails soaked for ten days to obtain one ounce of purple dye for her royal clothing.
Black
Black is generally considered a serious color. In the West, black is traditional for both funeral dress and sophisticated evening wear. Black outfits can be overpowering, and villains, such as Dracula, often wear black.
White
Beginning in the 20th century, western brides have worn white to symbolize purity. In China, however, white is the color of mourning. White shows dirt easily; doctors and nurses wear white coats to show that they understand cleanliness is important.
Color Schemes
Monochromatic
One color- Monochromatic
One color that has added whites and blacks to make a range of the same colors.
Analogous
Two to Six Colors — Analogous
Consists of two to six colors that sit next to each other on the wheel.
Complementary
Two Colors — Complementary
Colors that are directly across from each other on the wheel.
Triad
Three Colors — Triad
Made up of any three colors that form a triangle in the center of the wheel.
A triad clothing set. Orange, Green, and Purple
Color Palettes
A color palette is a set of colors using different color schemes.
Sea Sugar- Analogous
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Kiss at 2°C- Analogous
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Ronald McDonald-Analogous
#eff5f9, #fcdf29, #d61905, #881919, #621213
Orange Gerbera- Complimentary
#FFBE7B #FFB71E #FF6900 #4D060A #1A0001
Cosmic Strawberry & Mint Latte- Complimentary
#FFF8E7 #FEEADB #FCDBCE #CCEDCE #9CFFCE
Diet Coke- Complimentary
Thin To Thick- Monochromatic
#FF596C #F12840 #E60F28 #DE001A #CE0018
Red Velvet and Copper- Monochramatic
#fee6af, #c97941, #924d26, #4a1a1a, #36130f
Dirty Sunset- Monochromatic
#ffd3bc #c6948b #946c64 #3f0f00 #0e0201