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The Theory of Color

Color theory is complex, there are so many parts to learning about color that people often give up and employ an expert.

Don't despair, we have broken down color into bite size pieces for you to digest.

Learn a little at a time, practice using this color information and you will soon start to appreciate the value of using color in your home.

Some people have a natural ability to "see" color and visualize what it will look like when applied, others will struggle for weeks just selecting a color for carpet, or a window trim.

Whatever your ability, using this web site will help you speed up your color making decisions through giving you simple but concise color theory and advice.

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The Colors of Light and the Color Spectrum

Through Isaac Newton’s fascination with the behavior of sunlight passing through a prism, we can today understand the colors of light.

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Color Psychology - Color Size

Color changes the apparent size of objects. The colors that look heavy also look small.

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Psychology of Color - Color Weight

It is interesting to look at color as having a weight. Red seems to appear the heaviest, followed by orange, blue and .....

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Psychological Effect of Color in Interior Design

We understand about warm and cool colors and how they affect our health and bodies, but they can also affect our behavior.

Color Appears to Have Weight.

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors

The scientist and naturalist Moses Harris created the first color wheel to classify red, blue and yellow as the three primary colors.
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Primary Colors of the Color Wheel

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