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- 2. CHROMATIC • Came fromthe Greek word “chromatikos” which means “color” • Anything related to color or color phenomena or sensation
- 3. ENERGY • Greek: “energos”which means “active” • The capacity of acting or being active • A fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work
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- 5. COLOR • A phenomenonof light and visual perception that may be described in terms of an individual's perception of hue, saturation, and tonal value. • It is an attribute that most clearly distinguishes a form from its environment • It affects the visual weight of a form
- 6. COLOR • Colors havepsychological effects upon people. • Colors reflects people’s attitude or their other views in life.
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- 11. TERTIARY • The combinationof primary and secondary colors is known as tertiary or intermediate colors, due to their compound nature.
- 12. MUNSELL COLOR SYSTEM •Developed in 1898 by Albert H. Munsell • A system for specifying color arranged in three orderly scales of uniform visual steps according to hue, chroma, value.
- 13. PARTS OF COLOR • Hues •Chroma • Vaule
- 14. HUE • The mostbasic of color terms • Basically denotes an object’s color. • The property of light in which the color of an object is classified.
- 15. CHROMA • A degreeby which a color differs from grey of the same lightness or brightness; corresponding to the saturation of the perceived color • A hue with high chroma has no black, white or gray in it. • Adding white, black or gray reduces its chroma. • Can be thought of as the brightness of a color in comparison to white.
- 16. SATURATION • Refers tothe purity of color • Refers to how a hue appears under particular lighting conditions.
- 17. VALUE • Could alsobe called “lightness.” • A color appears to reflect more or less of the incident light, varying from black to white. • Refers to how light or dark a color is. • Lighter colors have higher values. For example, orange has a higher value than navy blue or dark purple. Black has the lowest value of any hue, and white the highest..
- 18. TINT • Formed whenwhite is added to a hue, lightening it. • Very light tints are sometimes called pastels, but any pure hue with white added to it is a tint.
- 19. SHADE • Created whenblack is added to a hue, making it darker.
- 20. TONE • Created whengray is added to a hue. • Tones are generally duller or softer-looking than pure hues. • Intermediate value of color between a tint and a shade
- 21. ACHROMATIC • Having nosaturation and therefore no hue GRAY • Achromatic color between white and black
- 22. TRIANGULAR DIAGRAM • Developedby Faber Birren • Describe the relationship between a pure hue, white and black
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- 24. As Good architects •Must always consider his/her client’s preferred color of the structure because it will affect his/ her mood. • Must also know how to combine colors or in order to give life to the structure
- 25. Architects must considerthis questions •Is it too dark or too bright? Is the color too dull? Or is it too exaggerated?
- 26. COLOR PSYCHOLOGY • ThePsychology of color is based on the mental and emotional effects colors have on sighted people in all facets of life.
- 27. EXAMPLE • Studies haveshown that some people looking at the color red resulted in an increased heart rate, which then led to additional adrenaline being pumped into the blood stream. • You can learn more about how color therapy works and how light and color affect us.
- 28. WARM & COOL •There are also commonly noted psychological effects of colors as it relates to two main categories:
- 29. WARM COLORS (red,yellow, orange) • Often spark feelings of calmness as well as sadness. COOL COLORS (green, blue, purple) • Can spark a variety of emotions ranging from comfort to warmth to hostility and anger.
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- 31. PURPLE • Utilizes bothred and blue to provide a nice balance between stimulation and serenity that is supposed to encourage creativity. LIGHT PURPLE • Is said to result in peaceful surroundings, relieving tension. • Could be great colors for home and business offices.
- 32. BLUE & GREEN •These colors are typically considered restful. • There is a bit of scientific logic applied to this – because the eyes focus the color green directly on the retina, it is said to be less strainful on your eye muscles.
- 33. BLUE • It issuggested for high-traffic rooms or rooms that you or other people will spend a significant amount of time • It is typically a calming and serene color, said to decrease respiration and lower blood pressure • Example application: Bedroom
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- 36. YELLOW & ORANGE •These colors are often associated with food and can cause your tummy to growl a little. • Use this color to increase appetite
- 37. YELLOW & ORANGE •These colors are often associated with food and can cause your tummy to growl a little. • Use this color to increase appetite • Yellow is use in masses or small quantities where light is poor • Cons: they reflect more light and excessively stimulate a persons eyes which can lead to irritation.
- 39. Common Trairs that COLORDENOTES
- 40. RED • These colorsare often associated with food and can cause your tummy to growl a little. • Use this color to increase appetite
- 41. WHITE • Purity • Innocence •Cleanliness • Sense of Space • Neutrality • Virtue • Mourning (in some cultures/societies) BLACK • Authority • Power • Strength • Evil • Intelligence • Thinning/ Slimming • Death or Mourning • Elegance GRAY • Neutral • Timeless • Practical • Moody • Conservative • Formality
- 42. RED • Love • Romance •Gentle • Passion • Comfort • Energy • Excitement • Intensity • Life • Blood • Anger YELLOW • Happiness • Laughter • Cheery • Warmth • Optimism • Hunger • Intensity • Frustration • Attention-getting • Cheapness • Cowardice ORANGE • Happiness • Energetic • Excitement • Enthusiasm • Warmth • Wealth prosperity • Sophistication • Change • Stimulation
- 43. GREEN • Natural • Cool •Growth • Money • Health • Envy • Tranquility • Harmony • Calmness • Fertility • Rebirth PURPLE • Royalty • Wealth • Sophistication • Wisdom • Exotic • Spiritual • Prosperity • Respect • Mystery • Heroism • Creativity BLUE • Calmness • Serenity • Cold • Uncaring • Wisdom • Loyalty • Truth • Focused • Un-appetizing • Sadness
- 44. BROWN • Reliability • Stability •Friendship • Sadness • Warmth • Comfort • Wholesomeness • Security • Natural • Organic • Mourning (in some cultures/ societies PINK • Romance • Love • Gentle • Calming • Agitation CREAM/ IVORY • Calm • Elegant • Purity
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- 46. Monochromatic • The monochromaticcolor scheme uses variations in lightness and saturation of a single color.
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- 48. Analogous • Use twoor three colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. • One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme.
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- 50. Complementary • Consists oftwo colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.
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- 52. Split Complementary • A variationof the standard complementary scheme. It uses a color and the two colors adjacent to its complementary.
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- 54. Double Complementary • A variationof the standard complementary scheme. It uses four colors adjacent to its complementary.
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- 56. Triadic • Uses threecolors equally spaced around the color wheel. • This scheme is popular among artists because it offers strong visual contrast while retaining harmony and color richness.
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- 58. Tetradic • Combination oftwo analogous colors and their complementary colors on a color wheel.
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- 60. Square Tetradic • Similarto the triadic scheme in that it is composed of four colors equally spaced around the color wheel
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- 62. Polychromatic • Having orexhibiting a variety of colors.
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