Color Text Questions

1. What factors influence the psychological impact color has on people?

                          Some of the factors that influence the way people see color is age, gender, culture, and life experiences.

2.  Summarize the feelings each of the following colors evokes in people: red, green, and violet.

                         Red is thought of as power, danger fire strength and passion. the bold color can make you feel energetic.
                        Green is thought of as nature like and refreshing friendly cool and peaceful.
                        Violet is thought of as royal and dramatic and goes well with other colors.

3. Name the secondary colors. What primary colors, in what proportions, are used to make each?
                   
                        Orange: Equal amounts of red and yellow.
                        Green  : Equal amounts of yellow and blue.
                        Violet  : Equal amounts of red and blue.

4.  Which color name is listed in the name of a tertiary color?

                        Yellow-Green

 5. Contrast value and intensity of color.
                       The intensity of a color refers to the brightness or dullness of a hue.

6. What are the differences between a tint, shade, and tone?

                      A tint is adding white to a color.
                      A shade is adding black to a color.
                      A tone is adding grey to a color.

7. Summarize how to neutralize a hue.

                     By adding a neutral color to a hue, it then becomes neutralized.

8. Name two warm colors and two cool colors.

                   Warm: red and orange
                   Cool  : blue and violet

9.  Identify an example of each of the seven color harmonies.

                 a.   monochromatic - pink, red
                 b.   complementary - red, green
                 c.   split-complementary - blue, red orange
                 d.   double-complementary - red, green, , yellow, violet
                 e.   analogous - violet, red violet
                 f.   triatic - red, yellow, blue
                 g.   neutral - black, white  gray.

10.  What factors influence the way harmonies are used in planning an interior design?

               Harmonies are influenced by moods, feelings, and lifestyles.

11. Summarize the guidelines for using color correctly in a room design.

             To use color correctly in a room when designing, you need to first pick one of the seven color harmonies and pick a good scheme. You then need to stay with that scheme throughout the entire room.