Complementary colours

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1 Complementary colours red and green Yellow and purple Blue and orange Any two colours which are directly opposite each other. These opposing colours create maximum contrast and maximum stability

2 Artist: Paul Cezanne Title: La Montage Saint Victoire ( ) Form of Art: abstract Color Scheme: complementary (blue, orange and values)

3 Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Femme Allong 嶪 Lisant (Marie-Th 廨鋊 e) (1939) Form of Art: abstract Color Scheme: cool (yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue purple and values)

4 Analogous colours Any three colours which are side by side on a colour wheel. Usually one of the three colours predominates e.g. yellow-green, yellow, and yelloworange

5 Artist: Vincent van Gogh Title: The Iris (1889) Form of Art: realistic Color Scheme: analogous (yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green and values)

6 Artist: Jan Vermee Title: Girl Asleep at a Table (1657) Form of Art: realistic Color Scheme: warm (red, red-orange, orange, yellow orange, yellow and values)

7 Color Values the lights and darks of a color

8 tint lightened color; white + color tints of blue shade darkened color; color + black shades of blue

9 Color Schemes a system of using the color wheel to put colors together

10 monochromatic "mono" means "one", "chroma" means color; one color and its values example - yellow complementary colors opposite on the color wheel (and their values) example blue and orange analogous 3 to 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel (and their values) example red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue warm colors colors of sun and fire, on the right side of the color wheel (and their values) example reds and yellows (and their values) cool colors colors of snow and ice, on the left side of the color wheel (and their values) example blues, greens, purples (and their values)

11 monochromatic "mono" means "one", "chroma" means color; one color and its values example - yellow complementary colors opposite on the color wheel (and their values) example blue and orange analogous 3 to 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel (and their values) example red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue warm colors colors of sun and fire, on the right side of the color wheel (and their values) example reds and yellows (and their values) cool colors colors of snow and ice, on the left side of the color wheel (and their values) example blues, greens, purples (and their values)

12 monochromatic "mono" means "one", "chroma" means color; one color and its values example - yellow complementary colors opposite on the color wheel (and their values) example blue and orange analogous 3 to 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel (and their values) example red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue warm colors colors of sun and fire, on the right side of the color wheel (and their values) example reds and yellows (and their values) cool colors colors of snow and ice, on the left side of the color wheel (and their values) example blues, greens, purples (and their values)

13 monochromatic "mono" means "one", "chroma" means color; one color and its values example - yellow complementary colors opposite on the color wheel (and their values) example blue and orange analogous 3 to 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel (and their values) example red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue warm colors colors of sun and fire, on the right side of the color wheel (and their values) example reds and yellows (and their values) cool colors colors of snow and ice, on the left side of the color wheel (and their values) example blues, greens, purples (and their values)

14 monochromatic "mono" means "one", "chroma" means color; one color and its values example - yellow complementary colors opposite on the color wheel (and their values) example blue and orange analogous 3 to 5 colors next to each other on the color wheel (and their values) example red-purple, purple, blue-purple, blue warm colors colors of sun and fire, on the right side of the color wheel (and their values) example reds and yellows (and their values) cool colors colors of snow and ice, on the left side of the color wheel (and their values) example blues, greens, purples (and their values)

15 Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Les Amants Sur Le Toit Form of Art: abstract Color Scheme: monochromatic (blue and values)

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17 Colour Psychology Figure-ground Colours

18 Compare the contrast effects of different colour backgrounds for the same red square.

19 Which line looks brighter?

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21 This is easy to read, so you can decide to ignore it very rapidly.

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23 Emotional response Research shows that colour can evoke mood and feelings. When the same colour is used in different contexts the perception of that colour can change dramatically (i.e. figure-ground and adjacent lights, ambient and reflected light)

24 Colour Symbolism

25 Colour Symbolism Colour can also create psychological association. Such symbolic interpretations much relate to history, social cultural and lifestyle. It has its historical and contemporary meanings

26 Color Matters for What You Wear Clothes are like a second skin. Most likely you feel good when you wear your favorite color. What happens when someone sees you wearing this color? Does the color send a message?

27 White is the traditional color for a bride's wedding gown in the U.S. and most European cultures. White symbolizes purity and innocence. In Asia, white is the color of death. This arises from the belief that death is seen as a beginning and that white represents the purity that the deceased brings into the next life. Therefore, brides in Japan and China wear red in traditional wedding ceremonies. White is also associated with death in India, where widows wear white. Consequently, red or pink saris are the most popular colors for brides.

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