Color is the most vital and expressive of the elements of design. It effects us psychologically and physically

1. COLOR SEMINAR

2. THE POWER OF COLOR

3. Color is the most vital and expressive of the elements of design. It effects us psychologically and physically

4. WARM COLORS red, red-orange, yellow, yellow-orange COOL COLORS blue, blue-green, green, violet, blue-violet NEUTRAL COLORS gray, white, and black NEUTRALIZED COLORS beige, brown, taupe, cream, ivory, off-black, off-white

5. Primary colors - yellow, red, blue Secondary colors - equal amounts of 2 primary colors - green, violet, orange Tertiary or Intermediary - equal amounts of a primary and a secondary color - blue-green, red-orange, red-violet

6. COLOR SCHEMES Achromatic Uses black or white or variations of gray Monotone Neutralized colors = off-white, beige, tan, brown, off-black

7. Monochromatic Uses a single hue but with its range of values and different degrees of intensity Analogous Uses colors that are side by side on the color wheel

8. COMPLEMENTARY Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

10. Light - Review colors to be used in different lights - Level of illumination affects color = color may become dull with too little light, too much light can wash out a color - Light can affect the mood of a room COLOR IS AFFECTED BY

12. Color Transitions from room to room Visual Communication Color Trends

17. COLOR SEMINAR Website: www.letitialittle.com Letitia Little, Allied ASID, CID Phone: 952-226-6420 [email_address]