The Element of Color

The chapter talks about the element of color. It summaries that color is the physicist studies electromagnetic wavelengths in order to measure and classify color; the chemist, working with the molecular structure of dyes and pigments, seeks to produce highly permanent colors and excellent paint consistency; the physiologist investigates the effects of color and light on our eyes and brain; the psychologist studies the expressive effects of color on our mind and spirit. And there are some terminologies that I think we should remember as in every day uses. The hue, or name of a color, is determined by its wavelength. Red, blue, green, yellow, and so forth and all hues. Temperature refers to the heat a color generates, both physically and psychologically. Value refers o the relative lightness or darkness of a color. Intensity, saturation and chroma all refer to the purity of a color. The primary colors are the most intense. This intensity generally diminishes when colors are mixed.