Knowing something A to Z's means you have a full range of fundamental knowledge relating to the subject. My COLOR A-Z won't give you a full range of knowledge but it does give you 26 color ideas from fun and fundamentals to think about. Enjoy!
A
Know how to create color harmony. One way is with Analogous colors, which are any three to six colors that are adjacent on the color wheel.
B
Bauhaus color theory formed the foundation for much of what we understand about color today.
C
Learn to see and describe the Characteristics of Colors.
D
Would you be surprised to learn that people basically Describe all colors with only eleven words.
E
Earth tones include an entire array of colors based on the pigments found in the natural environment.
F
Color Forecasting is the educated prediction of colors that will be on trend in the future.
G
Each color has its own meaning and message. Gray is the color of intellect, knowledge, and wisdom.
H
A Hue is the purest form of a color.
I
Johannes Itten was one of the first to associate different colors with specific emotions and study the impact of color on our mood.
J
Josef Albers and his Interaction of Color exercises revolutionized color education.
K
Don't forget to think about the color Key when creating a design.
L
Don't be in the dark about how Light affects color.
M
Color sets the Mood in a design.
N
Today Neutrals are more than just gray and beige. Now we call an entire range of toned down, complex colors, neutrals.
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The Origin of color words is fascinating. Etymologists, or word detectives, tell us that the word red is a link to some of our most ancient ancestors and researchers say that humans didn't see or have a word for the color blue until modern times.
P
Always use the word Palette when talking about color not one of these other words.
Q
There are hundreds of Quotes about color to inspire you. Here is one for today - “Some of us come on earth seeing – some of us come on earth seeing color.”
R
John Ruskin had quite a bit to say about color including, “The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” I think he's right.
S
In color theory, a Shade is a hue mixed with black. In common language shade has come to mean, a color slightly different from the one under consideration or a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
U
Always look for the Undertone of whites and neutrals.
V
Strive to see Value as well as a colorblind artist.
W
The Color Wheel is a color harmony "cheat sheet" not a color selection tool.
X
Did you know that there is a color term that begins with the letter X? Yes, Xanthic and it means "of or relating to a yellow or yellowish color." Now you know a word that could come in handy the next time you play Scrabble.
Y
WhY color? Because it makes the world bigger unveiling all that is possible.
Z
Zomp is the name of a green color on the Resene color list and is widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. It can be produced by the hex triplet #39A78E. In early March 2018, the color began appearing in photoshops and image macros on Facebook after being referenced in a tweet published by Vsauce.[1]
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I love this list! It was fun to read through. I learned many new things but especially enjoyed P, Q, X, Z