These are the colours that are
associated with the subtraction of light
and used in pigments for making paints,
inks, coloured fabrics, and general
coloured coatings that we see and use
every day.
There are three primary colors: RED, YELLOW and
BLUE Primary colors can not be created by mixing
others colors. Contrary to popular belief, in
reality there are two types of primary colors:
subtractive and Additive.
ADDITIVE
COLOURS
These are the colours that are obtained by
emitted light. The additive primary colours are
red, green and blue. If all three of the additive
colours were combined together in the form
of light, they would produce white. Some
examples where subtractive primary colours
are used: · television · theatrical lighting ·
computer monitors
SECONDARY COLOURS
A colour created by mixing two primary colours
is called a secondary colour. For example: orange
is a secondary colour which is created when the
subtractive primary colours red and yellow are
mixed together.
TERTIARY COLORS
Tertiary colors are combinations
of primary and secondary colors.
MUNSELL COLOUR
SYSTEM
The Munsell system, and particularly the
later renotations, is based on rigorous
measurements of the visual responses of
human subjects to color, placing it in a firm
experimental scientific base.
COLOUR WHEEL
The color wheel is a useful pictorial
representation of the color spectrum and
can be used to simplify the understanding of
the interaction of the colors used in a
painting. also can help with the selection of a
color palette, mix of colors, natural graying
of colors and color perspective (also called
aerial perspective). The opposite simplified
wheel consists of primary, secondary and
tertiary colors
COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS
Complementary colors are those that are
opposite in the color wheel. by For example, red
is the opposite green. The green is made of the
other two primary colors so does not contain
red When these complementary colors come
together in one image, the result is striking:
DIMENSIONS OF COLOUR
There are three properties or qualities
that can be called the dimensions of the
color and that are as different from each
other as the length, width and thickness
of an object.
HUE (SYMBOL H)
Tone is the term used to indicate the name
of the color, such as red, blue or green. Light
travels in waves of different lengths and at
different speeds and these waves produce in
the eye, the sensation we call "color".
Objects have a property called "color
quality," which allows them to reflect some
of these wavelengths and absorb others.
NEUTRAL
COLOURS
Gray is formed when black is combined
with white Gray is also obtained when
equal quantities if the complementary
colors of the color wheel are mixed is
also formed when the three primary
colors are mixed. When the three
pigments are concentrated, it results in
Black, white and shades of gray are
called natural colors, because they have
no color hue. The tone is the measurable
properties of the flow in terms of
temperature, p. hot, warm, cold and cold
colors
POWERFUL COLOUR
COMBINATION:
The cold and hot colors when placed next to
each other form a powerful combination. They
vibrate like fire and ice. The powerful
combination symbolizes the strongest emotions
and controls and sends a message of vitality,
awareness and attracts attention.
VALUE
Valuing the second dimension describes the clarity
or darkness of a color, which is the relative amount
of black or white in a tone. The value can be changed
by adding white or water to rinse and add more
pigment or black to lighten them. Each nuance is
capable of being lowered to a fair value above the
black and to be raised to a fair value below the
target. the the incremental addition of white to tone
results in clearer nuance values called nuances.
INTENSITY (SYMBOL I) OR CHROMA
(SYMBOL C)
The degree of brightness or opacity in a
color is called intensity, that is, its intensity
or his weakness, the intensity is the quality
of the color that makes a certain tone
possible - to whisper, to shout or to speak in
a gentlemanly tone. In other words, it is the
property that describes the color distance of
gray or neutrality. The colors in the outer
circle of the intensity table are full intensity
because they are as bright as each color can
be.
LET US SUM UP
Basically colours are divided
into three groups. 1. Primary
colours 2. Secondary colours
3. Tertiary Colours
The color is simply light of different
wavelengths and frequencies and
light is just one way of energy
composed of photons. Color is a
visual language. It is personal and
universal sending a message of
never ending variation.