Friday, September 14, 2012

Colors


What are colors?
If we go by the dictionary definition , then colors are different light wavelengths as reflected into and perceived and interpreted by the eye and the brain.  This is the definition given to color by science.

It is the visual perception which our eyes see and perceive according to the spectrum of light.
Color play a very important ro;e in any graphic as a single color can change the whole look of an object. Even if we have same object in to different colors, we might perceive it in different manner.

Colors are used in every strata of life....We see it in everything from a safety pin to a hairbrush....from a Bicycle to a Train....
So practically color is everywhere.

There are mainly 3 primary colors i.e. Red , Blue, Green.
Following is the color wheel on which it is quiet visible how the colors mix and create another color.

Color Wheel
Primary colors ( Red, Blue, Yellow)


The colors are further divided into tertiary colors. These are the colors that are made by mixing any two
secondary colors.

There are also terms such as complimentary colors and analogous colors. 
Complimentary colors are those colors which are on the opposite side in a color wheel.




Analogous colors are those colors which are located close together on a color wheel.




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