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Assignment: Color and Value – Example

Fabric Hues (colors): Blue, Green and Red (pink) Fabric Values: 4 values

Value Scale:

1 2 3 4

Painting Color – Hues:

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition

CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Oster Bay SW 6206 171, 176, 165 #ABB0A5 42.39% 67.1% red, 69% green 64.7% blue

2.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.2% yellow 31% black

6.5% 66.9%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Briny SW 6775 8, 127, 141 #087F8D 17.2% 3.1% red, 49.8% green 55.3% blue

94.3% cyan, 9.9% magenta, 0% yellow 44.7% black

89.3% 29.2%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Major Blue SW 6795 27, 156, 194 #1B9CC2 27.97% 10.6% red, 61.2% green 76.1% blue

86.1% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow 23.9% black

75.6% 43.3%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Exuberant Pink

SW 6840 181, 75, 126 #B54B7E 16.38% 71% red, 29.4% green 49.4% blue

0% cyan, 58.6% magenta, 30.4% yellow 29% black

41.7% 50.2%

Painting Color – Values:

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition

CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Passive SW 7064 203, 204, 200 #cbccc8 59.97 % 79.6% red, 80% green 78.4% blue

0.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow 20% black

3.8% 79.2%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition

CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Online SW 7072 176, 180, 180 #b0b4b4 45.30 % 69% red, 70.6% green 70.6% blue

2.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow 29.4% black

2.6% 69.8%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition

CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Software SW 7074 126, 131, 133 #7E8385 22.41 % 49.4% red, 51.4% green 52.2% blue

5.3% cyan, 1.5% magenta, 0% yellow 47.8% black

2.8% 50.8%

Brand Name Code RGB values Hex value LRV RGB composition

CMYK composition Saturation percentage

Lightness percentage

Sherwin Williams

Web Gray SW 7075 100, 105, 108 #64696c 13.91 % 39.2% red, 41.2% green 42.4% blue

7.4% cyan, 2.8% magenta, 0% yellow 57.6% black

3.8% 40.8%

Color Schemes:

Color Paint Complementary color

Triadic colors

Analogous colors

Monochromatic colors

Shade colors

Tint colors

Tone colors

Green (Dark grayish green)

Sherwin Williams SW 6206 Oster Bay

Dark grayish violet #aaa5b0

Dark grayish pink #b0a5ab Dark grayish blue #a5abb0

Dark grayish yellow #b0b0a5 Dark grayish lime green #a6b0a5

Dark grayish green #9ea497 Dark grayish green #92988a

Dark grayish green #7a8172 Dark grayish green #707768

Grayish green #b5b9af Grayish green #bec2ba

Grayish green #acb79f Grayish green #acbd98

Color Paint Complementary color

Triadic colors

Analogous colors

Monochromatic colors

Shade colors

Tint colors

Tone colors

Blue (Dark cyan)

Sherwin Williams SW 6775 Briny

Dark red #8d1608

Dark yellow #7f8d08 Dark magenta #8d087f

Dark blue #083d8d Dark cyan- lime green #088d59

Dark cyan #0995a5 Dark cyan #076975

Dark cyan #076e7a Very dark cyan #065e68

Dark cyan #0990a0 Dark cyan #0aa0b2

Dark cyan #0e7a87 Dark cyan #137682

Color Paint Complementary color

Triadic colors

Analogous colors

Monochromatic colors

Shade colors

Tint colors

Tone colors

Blue (Strong cyan)

Sherwin Williams SW 6795 Major Blue

Strong red #c2411b

Strong yellow #9cc21b Strong magenta #c21b9c

Strong blue #1b49c2 Strong cyan-lime green #1bc295

Dark cyan #188aac Strong cyan #1eaed8

Dark cyan #198eb1 Dark cyan #1680a0

Strong cyan #1daad3 Bright cyan #24b6e0

Strong cyan #2497ba Dark cyan #2c93b1

Color Paint Complementary color

Triadic colors

Analogous colors

Monochromatic colors

Shade colors

Tint colors

Tone colors

Red (Moderate pink)

Sherwin Williams SW 6840 Exuberant Pink

Moderate cyan-lime green #4bb582

Moderate blue #4b7eb5 Moderate green #7eb54b

Moderate red #b54d4b Moderate magenta #b54bb3

Moderate magenta #b54b7e Dark moderate magenta #a34371

Dark moderate pink #a84574 Dark moderate pink #9a3f6b

Moderate pink #bb5988 Slightly desaturated pink #c06792

Dark moderate pink #ab557e Mostly desaturated dark pink #a15f7f

Final Color Palette:

Thoughts / Findings and Explanation:

After I discovered that the complementary color for Exuberant Pink painting was a moderate cyan-lime green, I looked for a color at Sherwin-Williams paintings that was most similar to hex value #4bb582. I found the painting color SW 6746 Julep that have a similar RGB (32.9%, 66.7%, 50.6%) and CMYK (50.6%, 0%, 24.1%, 33.3%) composition.

Although I select an Exuberant Pink complementary color, my decision to incorporate SW 6446 to my final color palette was because I wanted an analogous color scheme as my final result. I want as a final result a color scheme that transmits a pleasing and relaxed vibes, subtle colors where any particular hue would stand out. At the same time, I wanted a strong colors that would create a focal point and that had a visual appealing.

For my final color palette, I used the two hues of blue I identified as my matching colors to my fabric (SW 6775 Briny and SW 6795 Major Blue), combined with the green (SW 6446 Julep) that came from Exuberant Pink complementary color scheme.

Interior Design Example:

At this home office is possible to visualize the same hues that were selected as the final color palette. Briny painting was incorporated to the walls and Julep as an accent background to the bookshelf. The addition of the vibrant colors to the room, broke the traditional aspect of the room. The room have classic architecture, like a boiserie on the walls and the carved paneling around the fireplace, but the vivacious colors brings a remarkable contrast to the room. The unexpected color scheme with the traditional pieces, incorporate the idea of an open-minded and creative area, even though it stills gives the impression of trustful and solemn space.

COLORS

COLOR noun

1.That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of the light reflected or emitted by them, definable in terms of the observer or of the light, as:

a. The appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of the individual's perception of them, involving hue, lightness, and saturation for objects, and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.

b. The characteristics of light by which the individual is made aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the eye, described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and purity.

c. A gradation or variation of this aspect, especially when other than black, white, or gray; a hue.

2. A substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts a hue.

Source: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/color

WHITOUT LIGHT, THERE IS NO COLOR.

Each color is differentiated from the others by its wavelength.

The spectrum of light that humans are able to see is known as the visible spectrum.

It ranges from red to violet (or purple).

Red is the longest wavelenght, violet is the shortest.

White light is composed of the three primaries of light: red, green and blue (RGB).

Sources: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 3. https://www.freepik.com/premium-vector/visible-light-spectrum-template_6958648.htm

PIGMENT

For the interior designer, the chemist's focus on color as substance may be of more importance than the physicist's focus on color as light.

The designer most often deals with color as substance, or matter – in other words, with how color is produced as a reflection of a colored object or surface.

When we speak of color substance, we are refereing to pigmentation, such as dyes, colorants, pigments, stains, and paints.

The three primaries of color as pigment: red, yellow and blue.

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 3 and 4.

COLOR SYSTEMS – RGB VS. CMYK

RGB (Red, Green and Blue) is the color system used in designs and images that will be viewed on a screen (TV, computer, smartphone, tablet…).

RGB color system is an additive color system and requires a light source to exist.

RGB uses light sources in combination to color designs by adding them together at varying intensities to create the desired hue and to produce the desired effect.

The light source influences how the image is perceived by the human eye.

Source: https://www.uspress.com/page/color-to-use-for-printing-and-design-cmyk-or-rgb#:~:text=CMYK%2C%20however%2C%20is%20the%20go,designs%20when%20they're%20printed.

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) is the color system used in designs that will be printed or presented in any physical medium (Postcards, brochures, business cards, posters…).

“K” is referred to black and is used instead of “B” to prevent confusing it with blue. Black is used to add shades of black, because merging the other colors doesn’t produce a shade of true black.

CMYK is a subtractive color system, because it removes white from the medium it’s printed on.

CMYK works by blending colors of ink in the printing process. The system blends four colors to create the right color, shade and hue for the desired printed result.

VS.

It’s important to take any designs made in RGB and convert them to CMYK before printing.

HUE, VALUE AND CHROMA

Hue is the family of a color, or the way we distinguish one color.

Value is the degree of lightness or darkness of a color.

Tint is addition of white to a hue. Shade is addition of black to a hue.

Chroma is the purity, saturation, or intensity of a color.

Tone is the addition of gray to a hue. Adding gray lowers the chroma. Tone is a muted version of a hue.

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 3. https://www.vectornator.io/blog/color-tone-terminology/ https://www.robertnajlis.com/color-theory/color-values/

COLOR WHEEL

A color wheel provides a useful tool for organizing color.

Color wheel generally depict 12 pincipal hues.

Red is the warmest color, violet is the coolest.

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. https://decoart.com/blog/article/318/color_theory_basics_the_color_wheel

Three primaries hues: Red, Yellow and Blue. Three secondary hues: Orange, Green and Violet. Six tertiary hues: Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet and Red-Orange.

PRIMARY COLORS SECONDARY COLORS TERTIARY COLORS

COLOR WHEEL

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. https://decoart.com/blog/article/318/color_theory_basics_the_color_wheel

COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. https://sarahrenaeclark.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/319614904806649956/

Monochromatic colors derived from the use of only one hue.

A monochromatic color scheme may be devised of hue variations of many different values and chroma levels to avoid monotony.

COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. Color, A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors, Betty Edwards, Chapter 3. https://sarahrenaeclark.com/ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/83/d8/f0/83d8f0e3d01f4c2f1f7e0ebdcb42bee4.jpg

Analogous colors are any colors lying next to each other on the color wheel.

Analogous colors are inherently harmonious because they reflect light waves that are similar.

Analogous colors tend to evoke a sence of pemanence, calm, and stability.

COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. Color, A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors, Betty Edwards, Chapter 3. https://sarahrenaeclark.com/ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/4f/ac/3f4facdc29a040aa966a8d37947af1f2.jpg

Complementary colors are pairs of colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

Complementary colors complete and perfect the central, fundamental role of the primary colors as the theoretical parents and progenitors of all colors.

Any two complements contain the complete trio of primaries.

COLOR HARMONY SCHEMES

Triadic colors hues that are combined from a equilateral triangle on the color wheel, in which all three sides are equal.

When accomplished through pure chroma, triadic schemes are very active, playful, and cheerful.

Creativity is stimulated in the presence of bold primaries. May be consider unadulterated colors brash and primitive.

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4. https://sarahrenaeclark.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/319614904806649956/

SIMBOLIC MEANINGS OF COLOR

Source: Foundations of Interior Design, Susan J. Slotkis, 3rd editon, Chapter 4.

The branch of science that studies the mind and behavior is psychology.

Emotional responses may be triggered by memories or percepetions surrounding occurrences expercienced by an individual.

It is the meaning of color for an indivudual that is important when we consider the psychology of color.

Studies that concentrate on the emotional impact of color are used to market various products, forecast future trends, and help us better understand consumer reaction to a color.

Understanding the psychological meaning of color includes awareness that color is experienced within context and circunstance.

"You've got to try it. You've only got one trip. You've got to remember that."

"Color can raise the dead." Iris Apfel

Source: https://morningglazziness.com

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