The document discusses the concept of color from different perspectives. It explains that color is a form of power, vision, emotion, and information. It then discusses how personal color choices may be influenced by emotion, personality, culture, and energy levels. The document outlines the role of colors in different sectors such as food, art, nature, workplaces and homes. It also covers color theory terms like hue, value, intensity and color schemes. Finally, it discusses color psychology and seasonal/event colors.

1. The Secret of Unlocking Colors
- By Surati Chawla

2. WHAT IS COLOR IN GENERAL?
• Color is a POWER, because it holds
energy.
• Color is VISION, because it is visible
through light.
• Color is an EMOTION, because it
holds mood of a person.
• Color is a MAJOR ELEMENT,
because it gives life to a thing or a
surface.
• Color is a SOURCE OF
INFORMATION, because it gives
knowledge about things.

3. PERSONAL COLORS
• What are PERSONAL COLORS?
Color choice depends on -
1. EMOTION : My Maternal Grandmother or Nani used to love red.
2. MYTH : Pink color is meant for girls only.
3. NATURE OF THE PERSON : My personality is bold so I like maroon.
4. SIGNIFICANCE : Yellow is a spiritual color.
5. ENERGY : Blue relaxes me (as my mind is always over occupied).
6. PEER PRESSURE : Pastel shades (trend these days).

4. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN FOOD

5. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN ARTWORK

6. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN NATURE

7. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN DISCPLINE

8. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN VAASTU

9. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN WORKPLACE

10. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN HOME PLACE

11. COLOR RELATIONS IN DIFFERENT
SECTORS.
• ROLE OF COLORS IN INTERIOR

12. COLOR THEORY
IMPORTANT TERMS-
1. HUE : it is a pure color.
2. VALUE : it is the lightness or darkness of a color.
3. INTENSITY : it is the brightness or dullness of the color.
4. COLOR WHEEL : it is a wheel which shows the relationship od colors.
5. TINT : A new color made with more of white to the hue.
6. TONE : A new color formed by adding grey color to the hue .
7. SHADE : A new color formed by adding black to the hue

13. COLOR SCHEMES

14. COLOR SCHEMES
MONOCHROMATIC
SCHEME
1. This scheme is done
playing with one color.
2. Developing more
colors by just 2 colors.
3. It creates like a shade
card.

17. COLOR WHEEL
• PRIMARY COLORS (LEVEL – 1) are BASIC COLORS.
• SECONDARY COLORS (LEVEL -2) are made of 2 BASIC COlORS.
• TERTIARY COLORS (LEVEL- 3) are made out of 1 BASIC and 1
SECONDARY COLOR.

18. PRIMARY COLORS :
RED – YELLOW – BLUE
SECONDARY COLORS :
ORANGE – GREEN – PURPLE
TERITARY COLORS :
1. REDDISH ORANGE - YELLOWISH
ORANGE
2. REDDISH PURPLE - BLUISH PURPLE
3. BLUISH GREEN - YELLOWISH GREEN

19. COLOR PSYCHOLOGY
• Colors and their meanings.
• Color impacts
• Cultural Color Rules eg : white is
worn in funeral.

21. WARM AND COOL COLORS

24. PASTEL COLORS
A pastel colour is any colour that has enough white mixed into it to look pale and
soft personality. The most common pale colours we've seen this year are soft
pink, light azure, creamy mint, and whimsy yellow.

27. SEASONAL COLOURS
• Seasonal colors are hues that mirror the shades
seen in the four seasons of nature.
• Each season has its own set of
traditional colors that are typically associated with.

29. COLORS AND DIFF. EVENTS
1. FESTIVE / MARRIAGE
2. DEATH/FUNERAL
3. FORMAL PARTIES
4. INFORMAL PARTIES
5. CASUAL / DAILY

38. HOW TO CREATE COMBINATIONS?
• With DARK BASE ,
Use of PASTEL and BRIGHT colors…

39. HOW TO CREATE COMBINATIONS?
• With PASTEL BASE ,
Use of LIGHT and TONAL colors with tinch of
a dark colours.

40. HOW TO CREATE COMBINATIONS?
• With BRIGHT BASE ,
Use of PASTEL and TONAL colors with tinch of
a dark colours

41. ANY QUESTIONS?