Objective 3.03: Implement color schemes in housing interiors.

Objective 3.03:Implement color schemes in

housing interiors.

Colors have a “temperature” and are considered either warm or cool.

Warm Colors•Reds, yellows, and oranges

•Warm colors advance and make walls appear closer to you than they really are

•Warm colors make a space appear smaller.

Cool Colors•Blues, violets, and greens

•Cool colors recede and make walls seem farther away than they really are

•Cool colors make a space appear larger.

Color Schemes Groups of colors that work

well together are called color schemescolor schemes

Color schemes are selected in order to create a mood or set a tone

Pleasing color schemes can be created based on the color wheel

1. MonochromaticThe simplest color scheme because it uses a single hue from the color wheel

Variation is achieved by changing the value and/or intensity of the hue.

Monochromatic color schemes have a soothing effect; but they can become boring.

Monochromatic schemes can make a room appear larger.

2. Analogous A color scheme using 3-5 colors next to each other on the

color wheel Works best if you choose one dominate color and use

smaller amounts of the others Since analogous colors are related, they blend together well.

Yellow, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange, Orange

Yellow, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green

Blue, Blue-Green, Green, Yellow-Green, Yellow

3. Complementary A color scheme using colors opposite each

other on the color wheel Complementary colors make each other look

brighter and more intense.

Violet and Yellow

Blue-Green, Red-Orange

Tints of Green and Red

4. Split Complementary A color scheme using one hue and the two hues

on each side of its complement.

Yellow, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet

Green, Red-Orange, Red-Violet

Yellow-Green, Violet, Red

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5. Triadic A color scheme using three colors equally distance from each

other on the color wheel The triadic scheme offers high contrast while retaining harmony.

Red, Yellow, Blue

Red-Violet, Yellow-Orange, Blue-Green

Violet, Orange, Green

6. Neutral

A color scheme using whites, blacks, grays and beiges.

Small amounts of color are sometimes added to neutral color schemes to give the room more interest

This scheme is called an accented neutral.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Accented Neutral

Neutral

TriadicTints of Green, Orange, Violet

ComplementaryTints of Red and Green

MonochromaticViolet

AnalogousOrange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow

Split-ComplementaryViolet, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange