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The Role of
•Color is the most important element of design. (Deciding what color to use is usually the first decision made when decorating a room). •Sets the mood in a room.• Allows one to express their individuality.
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The Role of Color•
* How do the following colors make you feel?
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RED
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ORANGE
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YELLOW
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GREEN
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BLUE
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BLACK
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VIOLET
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WHITE
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The Role of Color
What is your favorite color? Why?
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Psychological effects on People
• RED is bold, aggressive, exciting and warm; demands attention; associated with power, danger, fire, strength and passion.
• Makes one feel energetic.• Too much red can be
overpowering.
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Orange• Orange- Is hopeful, cheerful, warm and
less aggressive. It expresses courage and hospitality.
• It can make a room feel energetic and friendly.
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Yellow
• Yellow – is friendly, happy and warm.• It is associated with sympathy, sunlight,
prosperity, cowardice and wisdom.
• Yellow rooms are cheerful, light and airy.
• Effective in rooms for studying.• Gold = more formal
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GREEN• Green – Is the color of nature.• It is refreshing, friendly, cool and
peaceful.• Is associated with hope, good luck and
envy.• It mixes well with other colors and
looks especially good next to white.
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Blue• Blue- Is cool, quiet and reserved.• Is associated with tranquility, serenity and
formality.• Is soothing and peaceful.• May make one feel calm, relaxed.• Known to lower blood pressure, body temp.
and pulse rate.• Seldom used in fast food restaurants• Large amounts of dark blue may be
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Violet• Violet- is a royal color. It is dignified
and dramatic.
• It works well with most other colors.
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Black• Black is sophisticated and mysterious.• Associated with wisdom, evil and death.
• Small amounts = a crisp appearance• Large amounts = oppressive
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White• White – fresh, peaceful and pure.• Associated with youth, innocence, and
faith.
• Small amounts= crisp and lively feel• Large amounts = too stark, cold
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Neutrals
• * Black, White, Gray• Not really considered colors, but classified
as colors when discussing design.
• *By adding a neutral color to another hue (another color), The value of the color is changed to either a tint or a shade.
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Illusions with Color• People feel most comfortable when they are
surrounded by colors that reflect their personalities.
• Warm colors – (the advancing colors)– Associated with the sun (yellow, orange, red)
appear closer than cool ones;– Make rooms look smaller than they are.
• Red coveys the most warmth of any color; – stimulates the nervous system, – increases blood pressure and heartbeats. (Used in
restaurants and locker rooms; in advertisements).
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Illusions with Color• Bold, bright colors make objects stand
out.• A high ceiling painted a dark color will
seem lower.• A light color will cause a low ceiling to
appear higher.
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Cool Colors• The receding colors (blues, greens, violets);
• A small room decorated in cool colors will
appear larger than it is. • Quiet and restful; used in hospitals,
bedrooms. • It can be depressing in large amounts.
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The Color Wheel• The color wheel is the most commonly
used tool to understand color relationships.
• The Primary Colors are: Yellow, Red, and Blue. – By mixing, lightening or darkening them, all
the other colors can be made.
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The Color Wheel • Secondary Colors are orange, green and
violet. – Mixing equal amounts of two primary colors produces
these colors. (ex. Red mixed with yellow makes
orange; Mixing yellow and Blue makes Green; Mixing
blue and red makes violet).
– On the wheel, they’re located half-way between the
primary colors that make them.
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The Color Wheel• Intermediate colors or tertiary colors
(third level) *They are made by mixing a primary color
with a secondary color.
– They are Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-violet, Blue-Violet, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green.
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Color Characteristics• Each color has three characteristics:• Hue- color name; The specific individual nature of each color; makes a
color unique.• Value – The lightness or darkness of a hue.
– The value of a hue is made lighter by adding white. This addition of white produces a tint (ex. Pink is a tint of Red).
– The value of a hue can be made darker by adding black. This addition of black to a hue produces a shade. (ex. Maroon is a shade of red- made by adding black to red; Navy Blue is a shade of blue- made by adding black to blue).
• Intensity – the brightness or dullness of a hue. (The normal intensity of each hue is shown on the middle ring of the color wheel).– To dull a hue (lower its intensity)- add some of its complement (the
color opposite it on the color wheel) .Ex. Add blue to orange.• Examples of high intensity colors are: hot pink and fire engine red.• Low intensity colors are: smoky blue and rust.
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• Adding a neutral color to a hue changes the value to either a tint or a shade; makes the hue less intense.
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