COLORSCOLORnoun 1.That aspect of things that

COLORS
COLOR
noun
1.That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities
of the
light reflected or emitted by them, definable in terms of the
observer or
of the light, as:
a. The appearance of objects or light sources described
in
terms of the individual's perception of them, involving hue,
lightness,
and saturation for objects, and hue, brightness, and saturation
for light
sources.
b. The characteristics of light by which the individual
is made
aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the
eye,
described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and
purity.
c. A gradation or variation of this aspect, especially
when other
than black, white, or gray; a hue.

2. A substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts
a hue.
Source: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/color
WHITOUT LIGHT, THERE IS NO COLOR.
Each color is differentiated from the
others by its wavelength.
The spectrum of light that humans are
able to see is known as the visible
spectrum.
It ranges from red to violet (or purple).
Red is the longest wavelenght, violet is
the shortest.
White light is composed of the three
primaries of light: red, green and blue
(RGB).
Sources: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd
editon, Chapter 3.
https://www.freepik.com/premium-vector/visible-
light-spectrum-template_6958648.htm
PIGMENT
For the interior designer, the chemist's focus on color as
substance may be of more importance than the physicist's

focus on color as light.
The designer most often deals with color as substance, or matter
- in
other words, with how color is produced as a reflection of a
colored object or surface.
When we speak of color substance, we are refereing to
pigmentation, such as dyes, colorants, pigments, stains, and
paints.
The three primaries of color as pigment: red, yellow
and blue.
Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd
editon, Chapter 3 and 4.
COLOR SYSTEMS - RGB VS. CMYK
RGB (Red, Green and Blue) is the color system
used in designs and images that will be viewed on
a screen (TV, computer, smartphone, tablet...).
RGB color system is an additive color system and
requires a light source to exist.
RGB uses light sources in combination to color
designs by adding them together at varying
intensities to create the desired hue and to
produce the desired effect.
The light source influences how the image is
perceived by the human eye.

Source: https://www.uspress.com/page/color-to-use-for-
printing-and-design-cmyk-or-
rgb#:~:text=CMYK%2C%20however%2C%20is%20the%20go,d
esigns%20when%20they're%20printed.
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) is the
color system used in designs that will be printed
or presented in any physical medium (Postcards,
brochures, business cards, posters...).
“K” is referred to black and is used instead of “B”
to prevent confusing it with blue. Black is used to
add shades of black, because merging the other
colors doesn’t produce a shade of true black.
CMYK is a subtractive color system, because it
removes white from the medium it’s printed on.
CMYK works by blending colors of ink in the
printing process. The system blends four colors to
create the right color, shade and hue for the
desired printed result.
VS.
It’s important to take any designs made in RGB and convert
them to CMYK before printing.
https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_rgb.asp
https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_cmyk.asp

HUE, VALUE AND CHROMA
Hue is the family of a color, or the way we
distinguish one color.
Value is the degree of lightness or
darkness of a color.
Tint is addition of white to a hue.
Shade is addition of black to a hue.
Chroma is the purity, saturation, or
intensity of a color.
Tone is the addition of gray to a hue.
Adding gray lowers the chroma.
Tone is a muted version of a hue.

editon, Chapter 3.
https://www.vectornator.io/blog/color-tone-
terminology/
https://www.robertnajlis.com/color-theory/color-
values/
COLOR WHEEL
A color wheel provides a useful tool for
organizing color.
Color wheel generally depict 12 pincipal hues.
Red is the warmest color, violet is the
coolest.
editon, Chapter 4.
https://decoart.com/blog/article/318/color_theory_basics_the_co
lor_wheel
Three primaries hues: Red, Yellow and Blue.
Three secondary hues: Orange, Green and Violet.
Six tertiary hues: Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green,
Blue-Violet, Red-Violet and Red-Orange.
PRIMARY COLORS SECONDARY COLORS TERTIARY
COLORS
COLOR WHEEL

editon, Chapter 4.
https://decoart.com/blog/article/318/color_theory_basics_the_co
lor_wheel
COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES
editon, Chapter 4.
https://sarahrenaeclark.com/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/319614904806649956/
Monochromatic colors derived from the use of only one
hue.
A monochromatic color scheme may be devised of hue
variations of many different values and chroma levels
to avoid monotony.
editon, Chapter 4.
Color, A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing
Colors, Betty Edwards, Chapter 3.
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/83/d8/f0/83d8f0e3d01f4c2f1f7e0ebdc
b42bee4.jpg

Analogous colors are any colors lying next to each
other on the color wheel.
Analogous colors are inherently harmonious because they
reflect light waves that are similar.
Analogous colors tend to evoke a sence of pemanence,
calm, and stability.
editon, Chapter 4.
Color, A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing
Colors, Betty Edwards, Chapter 3.
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/4f/ac/3f4facdc29a040aa966a8d379
47af1f2.jpg
Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are
opposite each other on the color wheel.
Complementary colors complete and perfect the central,
fundamental role of the primary colors as the theoretical
parents and progenitors of all colors.
Any two complements contain the complete trio of
primaries.

Triadic colors hues that are combined from a
equilateral triangle on the color wheel, in which all three
sides are equal.
When accomplished through pure chroma, triadic schemes
are very active, playful, and cheerful.
Creativity is stimulated in the presence of bold primaries.
May be consider unadulterated colors brash and
primitive.
editon, Chapter 4.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/319614904806649956/
SIMBOLIC MEANINGS OF COLOR
editon, Chapter 4.
The branch of science that studies the mind and
behavior is psychology.
Emotional responses may be triggered by memories or
percepetions surrounding occurrences expercienced by
an individual.
It is the meaning of color for an indivudual that is
important when we consider the psychology of color.
Studies that concentrate on the emotional impact of
color are used to market various products, forecast future
trends, and help us better understand consumer

reaction to a color.
Understanding the psychological meaning of color
includes awareness that color is experienced within
context and circunstance.
"You've got to try it.
You've only got one trip.
You've got to remember that."
"Color can raise the dead."
Iris Apfel
Source: https://morningglazziness.com
THE END
Assignment: Color and Value - Example
Fabric Hues (colors): Blue, Green and Red (pink)
Fabric Values: 4 values
Value Scale:
1 2 3 4

Painting Color – Hues:
Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB
composition
CMYK composition Saturation
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Oster Bay SW 6206 171, 176, 165 #ABB0A5 42.39% 67.1% red,
69% green
64.7% blue
2.8% cyan,
0% magenta,
6.2% yellow
31% black
6.5% 66.9%

composition CMYK composition Saturation
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Briny SW 6775 8, 127, 141 #087F8D 17.2% 3.1% red,
49.8% green
55.3% blue
94.3% cyan,
9.9% magenta,
0% yellow
44.7% black
89.3% 29.2%
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams

Major Blue SW 6795 27, 156, 194 #1B9CC2 27.97% 10.6% red,
61.2% green
76.1% blue
86.1% cyan,
19.6% magenta,
0% yellow
23.9% black
75.6% 43.3%
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Exuberant
Pink
SW 6840 181, 75, 126 #B54B7E 16.38% 71% red,
29.4% green
49.4% blue
0% cyan,
58.6% magenta,

30.4% yellow
29% black
41.7% 50.2%
Painting Color – Values:
composition
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Passive SW 7064 203, 204, 200 #cbccc8 59.97 % 79.6% red,
80% green
78.4% blue
0.5% cyan,
0% magenta,
2% yellow
20% black
3.8% 79.2%

composition
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Online SW 7072 176, 180, 180 #b0b4b4 45.30 % 69% red,
70.6% green
70.6% blue
2.2% cyan,
0% magenta,
0% yellow
29.4% black
2.6% 69.8%
composition

percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin
Williams
Software SW 7074 126, 131, 133 #7E8385 22.41 % 49.4% red,
51.4% green
52.2% blue
5.3% cyan,
1.5% magenta,
0% yellow
47.8% black
2.8% 50.8%
composition
percentage
Lightness
percentage
Sherwin

Williams
Web Gray SW 7075 100, 105, 108 #64696c 13.91 % 39.2% red,
41.2% green
42.4% blue
7.4% cyan,
2.8% magenta,
0% yellow
57.6% black
3.8% 40.8%
Color Schemes:
Color Paint Complementary
color
Triadic
colors
Analogous
colors
Monochromatic
colors
Shade
colors

Tint
colors
Tone
colors
Green
(Dark
grayish
green)
Sherwin
Williams
SW 6206
Oster Bay
Dark grayish
violet
#aaa5b0
Dark
grayish
pink
#b0a5ab
Dark
grayish
blue
#a5abb0
Dark
grayish
yellow
#b0b0a5
Dark

grayish
lime green
#a6b0a5
Dark grayish
green
#9ea497
Dark grayish
green
#92988a
Dark grayish
green
#7a8172
Dark grayish
green
#707768
Grayish green
#b5b9af
Grayish green
#bec2ba
Grayish green
#acb79f
Grayish green
#acbd98
color

Triadic
colors
Analogous
colors
Monochromatic
colors
Shade
colors
Tint
colors
Tone
colors
Blue
(Dark cyan)
Sherwin
Williams
SW 6775
Briny
Dark red
#8d1608
Dark
yellow
#7f8d08
Dark
magenta

#8d087f
Dark blue
#083d8d
Dark cyan-
lime green
#088d59
Dark cyan
#0995a5
Dark cyan
#076975
Dark cyan
#076e7a
Very dark
cyan
#065e68
Dark cyan
#0990a0
Dark cyan
#0aa0b2
Dark cyan
#0e7a87
Dark cyan
#137682

color
Triadic
colors
Analogous
colors
Monochromatic
colors
Shade
colors
Tint
colors
Tone
colors
Blue
(Strong
cyan)
Sherwin
Williams
SW 6795
Major
Blue
Strong red
#c2411b

Strong
yellow
#9cc21b
Strong
magenta
#c21b9c
Strong
blue
#1b49c2
Strong
cyan-lime
green
#1bc295
Dark cyan
#188aac
Strong cyan
#1eaed8
Dark cyan
#198eb1
Dark cyan
#1680a0
Strong cyan
#1daad3
Bright cyan
#24b6e0

Strong cyan
#2497ba
Dark cyan
#2c93b1
color
Triadic
colors
Analogous
colors
Monochromatic
colors
Shade
colors
Tint
colors
Tone
colors
Red
(Moderate
pink)
Sherwin
Williams
SW 6840

Exuberant
Pink
Moderate
cyan-lime
green
#4bb582
Moderate
blue
#4b7eb5
Moderate
green
#7eb54b
Moderate
red
#b54d4b
Moderate
magenta
#b54bb3
Moderate
magenta
#b54b7e
Dark
moderate
magenta
#a34371
Dark
moderate
pink

#a84574
Dark
moderate
pink
#9a3f6b
Moderate pink
#bb5988
Slightly
desaturated
pink
#c06792
Dark moderate
pink
#ab557e
Mostly
desaturated
dark pink
#a15f7f
Final Color Palette:

Thoughts / Findings and Explanation:
After I discovered that the complementary color for Exuberant
Pink painting was a moderate cyan-lime green, I looked for a
color at
Sherwin-Williams paintings that was most similar to hex value
#4bb582. I found the painting color SW 6746 Julep that have a
similar
RGB (32.9%, 66.7%, 50.6%) and CMYK (50.6%, 0%, 24.1%,
33.3%) composition.
Although I select an Exuberant Pink complementary color, my
decision to incorporate SW 6446 to my final color palette was
because I
wanted an analogous color scheme as my final result. I want as
a final result a color scheme that transmits a pleasing and
relaxed
vibes, subtle colors where any particular hue would stand out.
At the same time, I wanted a strong colors that would create a
focal
point and that had a visual appealing.
For my final color palette, I used the two hues of blue I
identified as my matching colors to my fabric (SW 6775 Briny
and SW 6795
Major Blue), combined with the green (SW 6446 Julep) that
came from Exuberant Pink complementary color scheme.
Interior Design Example:
At this home office is possible to visualize the same hues that
were selected as the final color palette. Briny painting was

incorporated
to the walls and Julep as an accent background to the bookshelf.
The addition of the vibrant colors to the room, broke the
traditional
aspect of the room. The room have classic architecture, like a
boiserie on the walls and the carved paneling around the
fireplace, but
the vivacious colors brings a remarkable contrast to the room.
The unexpected color scheme with the traditional pieces,
incorporate
the idea of an open-minded and creative area, even though it
stills gives the impression of trustful and solemn space.

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