Color theory is having a moment. Whether it’s an increased interest in the work of pioneering color theorists and artists like Josef Albers or the resurgence of getting your own color analysis done, ...
Using color in interiors successfully is not just about choosing those you feel most drawn to. While this is, of course, important, the more scientific rules of color harmony teach us which pairings ...
Last week I covered the basics of color and color wheels. Now, we’ll take those color relationships and learn more of how they work together in “color schemes”. I’ll cover the basic eight types of ...
Timeless, sophisticated and wonderfully versatile, there is no denying the popularity of embracing a classic cream scheme in interior design. The beauty of decorating with cream is that it has a whole ...
Once you’ve decided to paint the interior of your house—or even just a room—the next decision is much harder: picking a color scheme. Maybe you really like canary yellow, but you’re worried about ...
Complementary colors are color combinations that are opposite each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange, red and green, or yellow and purple. Secondary and tertiary colors can also be ...
The color wheel was first developed by English mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton, who discovered that white light (what we perceive as colorless daylight) is composed of a spectrum of ...