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, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Color theory is a crucial part of interior design. Knowing how to use the color wheel to create an ...

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 ...

Color harmony, meaning the principle of colors working well together, is a significant component of design. Architects, designers and specifiers must strategically consider how colors will interact in ...

Colors play a huge role in the way we perceive the world. Without even realizing it, colors have the ability to evoke emotions and trigger certain reactions. Colors can even go as far as subliminally ...

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 ...

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 ...