Chapter 23-1
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Color
Space
Line
Texture
Form
 One of the first things people notice when they enter a
room
 Each color reflects certain moods or feelings
▪ Red – exciting, powerful, courageous, aggressive, dangerous,
energetic
▪ Orange – lively, cheerful, friendly, energetic, warm
▪ Yellow – cheerful, bright, sympathetic, wise, warm
▪ Green – natural, friendly, peaceful, refreshing, lucky, envious,
hopeful
▪ Blue – calm, serious, reserved, dignified, serene
▪ Violet – royal dignified, dominating, mysterious, dramatic
▪ Black – sophisticated, dignified, somber, desperate, mournful, wise
▪ White – fresh, innocent, pure, faithful, peaceful
▪ Hue – name of the color on the color wheel (red)
▪ Value – lightness or darkness of a color
▪ Tints – when white is added to make a color lighter (pink)
▪ Shades – when black is added to make a color darker (maroon)
▪ Intensity – the brightness or dullness of a color
▪ Color Wheel
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Shows how colors are related to each other
Primary – can not be made by mixing colors
Secondary – mix two primary colors
Intermediate – mix a primary color with a neighboring
secondary color
•Color Schemes
•Monochromatic
•Based on a single hue on the color wheel
•Change value and intensity of the hue
•Add accents of neutral colors
•Makes a room appear larger and unified
•Analogous
•Based on combining three adjacent hues on the color wheel
•Look best when one color is dominant and smaller amounts of the
related colors are used to add interest
•Complementary
•Combines two hues that are directly opposite each other on
the color wheel
•Make each other look brighter and more intense
•Allow one color to dominate
Neutral
Using combinations of black, white, and gray
May also use shades of brown, tan and beige
Accented Neutral
Small amount of a bright color added to a neutral color scheme
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Choose a dominant color
▪ Smaller amounts of other colors can be used for accents to add
interest
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Sharp contrast can emphasize an object.
Light colors make objects and rooms look larger; dark colors
make objects and rooms look smaller
A variety of color values, in unequal amounts make a room
more interesting
Use low intensity colors as backgrounds and in large areas;
high intensity colors are best for small areas and accents
Warm colors, shades, and high intensity colors will make a
room look smaller; cool colors, tints and low intensity colors
will make a room appear larger
Warm colors suggest informality; cool colors suggest
formality