Elements of Design: Color II

Elements of Design: Color II
Claudia Jacques de Moraes Cardoso 2D Design – Art 112

Color
Property of Light

Color
Color = percep9on of wavelength. Hue = posi9on in the spectrum. Chroma = how pure a hue is in rela9on to gray. Satura9on = degree of purity of a hue. Shade = A hue produced by the addi9on of black. Tint = hue produced by the addi9on of white. Intensity = hue brightness or dullness of a hue. One may lower the intensity by adding white or black. Luminance | Value = Amount of light reflected from a hue. Hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance or value.

Color
Munsell: •  Universal Color Standard •  3D Color System •  Numerically Describes 300 Colors
Hue – color
red, green, blue, etc.
Value – lightness or darkness of the
color (coded numerically, the higher the number the lighter the color/ the lower, the darker)
Chroma -­‐ the dullness or purity of a
color (US – SaturaKon) (coded numerically, the higher the number the purer the color / the lower the number, the more dulled or greyed)

Color

Chroma [Satura9on]

Chroma [Satura9on]
PrismaKc = highest Chroma intensity. Highest saturaKon.
Muted Colors = low Chroma intensity / low saturaKon. Dull but not quite chromaKc gray. Combining color + its complementary
ChromaKc Grays = very low Chroma intensity/ very low saturaKon. Very dull but not quite achromaKc. Combining color + its complementary
AchromaKc = without color (just black, white and gray values)

Values: Tints, Shades & Tone
Value: relaKve degree of light or dark of a color
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Values: Tints, Shades & Tone
Value: relaKve degree of light or dark of a color
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Value: Tints, Shades & Tone
Tints -­‐ adding white to a pure hue:
Shades -­‐ adding black to a pure hue:
Tones -­‐ adding gray to a pure hue: