What music is to the ear, color is
to the eye. Different colors are put together to create a color scheme much in
the same way notes are put together to make music.
If you strike a note, and add
certain sounds to follow, a chord is created that is pleasing to the ear
whether harmonious or discordant. Notes and chords are strung together, producing
a beautiful musical piece.
Similarly, if you select a favorite
color, there are certain other colors that when added, produce a chromatic
scheme that is pleasing to the eye.
Great music is composed by specialists
with the tools, skills, experience, and techniques. A color composition should
also be composed by a professional Interior Designer. Whatever your color
preference, there are several ways for trained experts to find inspiration and
create a perfect color composition for your home or business.
Colors share three basic traits
Hue is the basic color – the colors of the rainbow:
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Value is
a description the lightness or darkness, or the amount of white to black (the
gray scale). For example,
white is the lightest and pure black is the darkest color. Each color has a
value within this range.
Chroma is the intensity or saturation of a color. The purity of a
color which determines its brightness or dullness.
How do we select harmonious colors?
Select colors that share one or more of the three traits.
Colors that are the same hue, but vary in
value will almost always harmonize.
Colors that have a similar chroma even if
they are a different hue, work the same way.
Those with similar values are generally
compatible. Purchasing a color wheel will help you greatly in determining
harmonious color combinations.
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