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Color Home I Color Services I Understanding Color I Color Meanings
Colour occurs when light in different wavelengths strikes our eyes. Objects have no colour of their own, only the ability to reflect a certain wavelength of light back to our eyes. As you know, colour can vary in differing circumstances. For example, grass can appear gray in the morning or evening or bright green at noon. Colours appear different depending on whether you view them under incandescent, florescent or natural sunlight. Colours also change according to their surroundings. You can see this by looking at the colour squares below - the reddish outline box is the same colour in all the examples.
Understanding Color
Colour means many different things to different people and cultures. We all have our own favorite colours. People like different colours like they like different foods. Colour also represents feelings, people, countries, cultures, and colour symbolism. Below we will explain some of the ways you can think of colours.
The color wheel shows how colors are related!
Definitions of Colour Terms
White Barn by Georgia O'Keeffe
Complementary (com-pluh-MEN-tuh-ree)
These colors sit opposite each other on the colour wheel. Because they are opposites, they tend to look especially lively when used together. When you put complementary colours together, each colour looks more noticeable.
These colors sit opposite each other on the colour wheel. Because they are opposites, they tend to look especially lively when used together. When you put complementary colours together, each colour looks more noticeable.
Neutral Colours (NOO-trul)
Neutral colours don't usually show up on the colour wheel. Neutral colours include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.”
Neutral colours don't usually show up on the colour wheel. Neutral colours include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.”
Warm Colours
Warm colours are made with red, orange, yellow, or some combination of these. Warm colours tend to make you think of sunlight and warmth
Warm colours are made with red, orange, yellow, or some combination of these. Warm colours tend to make you think of sunlight and warmth
Cool Colours
Cool colours are made with blue, green, purple, or some combination of these. Cool colours might make you think of cool and peaceful things, like winter skies and still ponds.
Cool colours are made with blue, green, purple, or some combination of these. Cool colours might make you think of cool and peaceful things, like winter skies and still ponds.
Analogous Colors (uh-NAL-uh-gus)
Analogous colours sit next to each other on the colour wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.
Analogous colours sit next to each other on the colour wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent
Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
Circus by Georges Seurat
The Fighting Temeraire by William Turner
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