Friday, January 4, 2013

Fun Fact Friday: Color Definitions



While watching your favorite decorating show, you may have heard an interior designer referring to color with words like "shade" and "tone" or they want to warm up a space.



Here's what they mean.


Hue: another word for color

Tint: adding white to a color


Tone: adding grey to a color

Shade: adding black to a color
(I think of seeing a color under the shade of a tree)


Then theres the broader Cool and Warm
Cool colors refer to greens, blues, and violets. Warn colors refer to reds, oranges, and yellows



If you're in the planning stages of a color change or color related decorating project, may I suggest a color wheel. I recently purchased this nifty one from Amazon.com.  Well made and is super easy to use.


 

by color wheel Interior Design Color Wheel

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