Color theory

COLORY THEORY

COLOR SCHEMES

Red, yellow and blue are the primary colors. No colors can be mixed together to make them.

PRIMARY COLORS

Secondary colors are made by mixing equal parts of two primary

colors. There are 3 secondary color.

SECONDARY COLORS

Secondary colorEx: Blue and Yellow = Green

Tertiary colors are made by mixing a primary color with its secondary

neighbor. The first part of the name is the primary color, the second part of the name is the secondary color.

TERTIARY COLORS

For example: Red-Orange and Yellow-Orange are tertiary colors.

There are 6 of these color combinations. See the color wheel - 12 colors next slide.

TERTIARY COLORS

13) Color wheel - 12 colors.This color wheel shows primary (circle) secondary (square) and tertiary colors

(triangle)

Complementary colors consist of one primary and one secondary color across from each

other on the color wheel. For example: Red and Green, Blue and Orange, Yellow and Violet. See (12) color Wheel - 6 colors below.

COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

12) 6 color wheel - 6 colors.

Monochromatic colors are shades and tints of one color. This color scheme is

harmonious, restful and subtle.It consists of different hues and values

same color!

MONOCHROMATIC COLORS

Color discord is created by using colors widely separated on the color wheel. These colors are visually disturbing... they clash! But however unpleasant, they can provide excitement. For example: Violet and red.

See (13) color wheel - 12 colors next slide.

COLOR DISCORD

13) Color wheel - 12 colors.

Other examples include: (a) a primary color and a tertiary color beyond an

adjacent secondary (red and blue-violet); a secondary and a tertiary beyond the primary (blue-violet and blue-green).

COLOR DISCORD CONTINUED

Three to four colors adjacent on the color wheel. Analogous color schemes use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. See color wheel

next slide.

ANALOGOUS COLOR

color wheel showing analogous colors.

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WARM AND COOL COLORS...

COLOR MATTERS QUIZcolors and countries

Color Matters for What You WearClothes 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?

One of the most common examples of color symbolism in clothing is the custom of using pink for girls and blue for boys ... but it wasn’t always this way. This tradition emerged at the turn of the 20th century. Since pink was thought to be a stronger color, it was best suited for boys; blue was more delicate and dainty and best for girls. In 1921, the Women's Institute for Domestic Science in Pennsylvania endorsed pink for boys, blue for girls.

COLOR QUIZcolors and countries

Color Matters for What You WearEven more interesting is the fact that pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the color for baby girls in Belgium today.Another interesting fact about pink is that pink is a very masculine color in Bermuda. Also, British bankers and barristers have worn pink shirts for decades. Pink goes in and out of fashion in other parts of the world.


Color Matters for What You WearColors mean different things to different people.

What about the color worn for weddings and funerals?

White is the traditional color for a bride's wedding gownin the U.S. and most European cultures. White symbolizes purity and innocence.

COLOR QUIZcolor and countries

Color Matters for What You Wear

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 andChina 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.


Color Matters for What You WearThe Evolution of the Symbolism of Green in Western

cultureIn Celtic myths the Green man was the God of fertility.Later in the millennium, Early Christians banned green because it had been used in pagan ceremonies.Nevertheless, as evidenced by this 15th Century wedding portrait, the color green was the best choice for the bride's gown because of its earliest symbolism.


The Evolution of the Symbolism of Green

Of note is the continued symbolism attached to the color green in the latter part of this century. Anyone who chooses a green m & m (an American candy which containsan assortment of different colored chocolate sweets)

is sending a somewhat similar message.

Green has been reinterpreted by late 20th century American culture to signify a state of heightened sexuality in this specific situation.



Other bride colors:White would be an inappropriate color for a wedding in China.

It is the color of mourning. If a bride chooses a white wedding gown, her parents would probably not allow her to get married.In India, even in Christian weddings, while most brides wear white,It is usually accented by at least a touch of some other color.

If a married woman wears unrelieved white in India, she is inviting widowhood and unhappiness.



Other cultural references for green:Green was a sacred color to the Egyptiansrepresenting the hope and joy of Spring.

Green is a sacred color to Muslims.

Japanese Emperor Hirohito's birthday is celebrated as "Green Day" because he loved to garden.

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Emperor

Hirohito

COLOR QUIZ

Green trivia:It is said that green is the most restful color for the human eye.Some claim that green has great healing power.It can soothe pain.Suicides dropped 34% when London's Blackfriar Bridge was painted green.

COLOR FACTOIDS

After reviewing a few more facts,

we will be competing in “Color Jeopardy” in teams.

Here are a few more color facts that you may be asked

about!

COLOR FACTOIDSColor History

“Why are school buses yellow?”


Yellow (and the yellow family of colors) gets your attention faster than any other color.

People notice yellow objects first. Even when you are looking straight ahead, you can see a yellow object that is not in front of you “in the corners of your eyes” much sooner than any other color – even red. Scientists describe this as follows: “Lateral peripheral vision for detecting yellows is 1.24 times greater than for red.”

answer:


What color was used to experiment in jail cells?


answer:PINK


Did the experiment work?


One of the most interesting examples of color effects is a color that’s close to the bubble gum pink, also known as “drunk tank pink,” this color is used to calm violent prisoners in jails. This did not work long-term however, it had a temporary effect and after a period of time in the pink room, prisoners became more aggressive.

answer: Yes (kind of!)


Can pink make strong men weak?


Dr. Alexander Schauss, Ph.D., was the first to report the suppression of angry, antagonistic, and anxiety ridden behavior among people. “Even if a person tries to be angry or aggressive in the presence of pink, he can’t.” The heart muscles can’t race fast enough.It’s a tranquilizing color that saps your energy and weakens you if only temporarily, it does weaken men.

answer: Yes.


Is it true that football locker rooms (the ones for the visiting/opposing teams) are painted a certain shade of pink to weaken the players?


Yes, this is true.The status of pink football locker rooms today.University of Hawaii associate head coach George Lumkin was a member of the 1991 staff that saw visitor locker rooms at Iowa and Colorado State painted pink to render players passive. There is now a rule that a visiting team’s locker room can not be painted a different color than the home team’s. In other words, it can be pink, black or any color of the rainbow, as long as both locker rooms are the same color.

answer:


Why are barber poles red and white?


In ancient days, barbers served as dual roles as surgeons and blood-letters in addition to cutting hair.The red stripe represented a bloody bandage, wrapped around the arm before the barber bled his patients.The white stripe represented the clean bandage the barber used to bind the wound after he was done.Illiterate patients could easily identify the twin stripes on the pole, which was important in ancient times, because the illiterate constituted a significant percentage of the populace.

answer:

COLOR FACTOIDSColor Wheels

What color do you get when you mix 100% RG and B together?

COLOR FACTOIDSColor wheels

White.Zero intensity for RGB (Red Green Blue)

components gives the darkest color (black), and full intensity of RG and B

gives a white. If they are properly balanced, the result is a neutral white

matching the system’s white point.

answer:

By this time you will be a color expert!

THE END

you will get into groups of 4and given a color name

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