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Colour Theory

Colour Theory. for fashion design. Importance of Colour. www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/ marketing /.../ fashion / FMB.ppt. Colour plays an important role in achieving a successful design Fashion designers incorporate colour to achieve a harmonious garment design

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Colour Theory

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  1. Colour Theory for fashion design

  2. Importance of Colour www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/marketing/.../fashion/FMB.ppt Colour plays an important role in achieving a successful design Fashion designers incorporate colour to achieve a harmonious garment design Balance, proportion, emphasis, unity and rhythm rely on colour

  3. Hue, Value and Intensity www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/marketing/.../fashion/FMB.ppt • Hue: • Is the name given to a color, such as red, yellow, green, or violet. It distinguishes one color from another • Value: • Is the lightness or darkness of a color. The values of colors range on a gradation scale from almost white to almost black. • Intensity: • Is the brightness or dullness of a color. Very strong, bright colors are said to have high intensity.

  4. Colour Categories www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/marketing/.../fashion/FMB.ppt • Primary colors: • Red, yellow, and blue • Secondary colors: • Orange, green, and violet (purple). They are made by mixing equal amounts of two primary hues together. • Intermediate colors: • Result when equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary colors are combined. (Yellow-green, red-orange…) • Neutral • White, black, gray

  5. 5 Basic Colour Schemes www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/marketing/.../fashion/FMB.ppt • Monochromatic color scheme • A one-color plan that uses different tints shades, and intensities. A navy blue pair of pants, with a light blue shirt is monochromatic. Same “color” different shades. • Analogous color scheme • Uses neighboring, or adjacent, colors on the wheel. It is sometimes called a related color scheme since two or three “related” colors are used. • Complementary color scheme • Uses opposite hues on the color wheel. Complementary colors are across from each other on the wheel • Triad color scheme • Combines three colors equidistant on the wheel. Examples are red, yellow, and blue.

  6. Triadic and Complementary www.schools.utah.gov/cte/documents/marketing/.../fashion/FMB.ppt

  7. Colour Terminology • Accented Neutral • A color scheme that combines white, black, or gray with a bright color accent. • Analogous • A color scheme using two or three adjacent or “related” colors on the color wheel • Cool colors • Hues, such as green, blue, and violet, that serve as reminders of water or sky. • Complementary • A color scheme using hues across from each other on the color wheel • Hue • The name given to a color

  8. Colour Terminology cont’d • Intensity • The brightness or dullness of a color • Monochromatic • A color scheme that uses different tints, shades and intensities • Split-complementary • A color scheme that uses one color with the two colors on each side of its complement on the color wheel • Value • The lightness or darkness of a color between almost white to almost black • Warm colors • Hues, such as red, orange, and yellow, that appear to be hot like the sun or fire.

  9. Colour and Fashion http://fashionbombdaily.com/2010/04/16/the-color-wheel-how-to-combine-colors-wardrobe-accessories/tolula-adeyemi-2/

  10. 1. Colors directly next to each other (i.e. yellow and yellow-orange; yellow and yellow-green; violet and blue-violet, etc.)2. Colors that form right (90 degree) angles with each other (i.e. yellow and red-orange; blue and violet-red; green and orange, etc.)3. Colors directly across from each other (i.e. yellow and violet; blue and orange; red and green, etc.)4. Colors that form a T(i.e. blue, orange, and violet-red; yellow, violet, and red-orange; yellow, blue-green, and red-orange, etc.)5. Colors that form an X(i.e. blue, orange, violet-red, and yellow, violet, blue-green, and red-orange, etc.) What works together! http://fashionbombdaily.com/2010/04/16/the-color-wheel-how-to-combine-colors-wardrobe-accessories/tolula-adeyemi-2/

  11. Neutrals These neutrals work well with all colours: Brown Black White Denim Grey

  12. http://fashionbombdaily.com/2010/04/16/the-color-wheel-how-to-combine-colors-wardrobe-accessories/tolula-adeyemi-2/http://fashionbombdaily.com/2010/04/16/the-color-wheel-how-to-combine-colors-wardrobe-accessories/tolula-adeyemi-2/ Colour families work too Substitute red with pink and will work with blues (right angles)

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