Color Theory
Color Palettes
Primary Colors
Red / Yellow / Blue
Primary Colors (Subtractive)
Used most often with paint to mix colors as a simplified version of Magenta, Yellow, and Cyan.
Red / Green / Blue
Primary Colors (Additive)
Used with light to mix colors
Cyan / Magenta / Yellow
Primary Colors (Subtractive)
Used in printers with ink for the widest range of color mixing
The primary colors of the most effective subtractive system are the opposites of red, green, and blue, which happen to be cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY) reference
Split-Primary Color Palette
Optimal Color Mixing for Pure Hues
The specific color names can vary by brand. For more color name by brand see the list linked below.
Warm Primaries
Cadmium Yellow
French Ultramarine
Cadmium Red
Cool Primaries
Lemon Yellow
Cerulean Blue
Permanent Rose
Color Relationships
What type of conversation are the colors having?
Hue & Value
Saturation
Tinting, Shade, & Tone
Applied Color Theory
Interior Design
Nick Lewis explains the basic principals of color theory. Then shows how to use those principles and apply them to interior design.
Undertones and Color Shifts
Mixing Skin Tones
Choose a general skin tone.
Select a Midtone, Highlight and Shadow color from the skin tone set.
Primary Color Set Recommendations
Recommendations by Dr. Oto Kano
*** Daniel Smith Essentials Set ***
Warm Yellow: New Gamboge https://bit.ly/2PWQhxd
Cool Yellow: Hansa Yellow Light https://bit.ly/2zsvdV2
Warm Red: Pyrrole Scarlet https://bit.ly/2S7n2Ey
Cool Red: Quinacridone Rose https://bit.ly/2KwjHwh
Warm Blue: French Ultramarine https://bit.ly/2AnAoW7
Cool Blue: Phthalo Blue Green Shade https://bit.ly/2P1Xt66
*** Daniel Smith Alternative ****
Warm Yellow: Hansa Yellow Mid https://bit.ly/2P2xlI3
Cool Yellow: Lemon Yellow https://bit.ly/2DIydj8
Warm Red: Permanent Red https://bit.ly/2zs1Ylv
Cool Red: Quinacridone Rose https://bit.ly/2KwjHwh
Warm Blue: Ultramarine Blue https://bit.ly/2TKqUwN
Cool Blue: Phthalo Blue Green Shade https://bit.ly/2P1Xt66
*** Holbein ***
Warm Yellow: Permanent Yellow Deep https://bit.ly/2Ql6hbU
Cool Yellow: Aureolin (this one is lightfast) https://bit.ly/2Kyv4np
Warm Red: Scarlet Lake https://bit.ly/2AmZFQg
Cool Red: Quinacridone Magenta https://bit.ly/2P1CvnV
Warm Blue: Ultramarine Blue Deep https://bit.ly/2rcok61
Cool Blue: Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade https://bit.ly/2An5blN
*** Sennelier ***
Warm Yellow: Sennelier Yellow Light https://bit.ly/2TDh6Vz
Cool Yellow: Lemon Yellow https://bit.ly/2OZT9nJ
Warm Red: Sennelier Red https://bit.ly/2R8A18Z
Cool Red: Rose Madder Lake (this one is lightfast) https://bit.ly/2r3x3qR
Warm Blue: French Ultramarine Blue https://bit.ly/2DMUJrl
Cool Blue: Phthalocyanine Blue https://bit.ly/2BxtpLY
*** Schmincke ***
Warm Yellow: Pure Yellow https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...
Cool Yellow: Lemon Yellow https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...
Warm Red: Scarlet Red https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...
Cool Red: Magenta https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...
Warm Blue: Ultramarine Blue https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...
Cool Blue: Helio Cerulean https://www.jacksonsart.com/schmincke...