INTRODUCTION OF COLOURS

Primary colours - Any of a group of colours from which all other

colours can be obtained by mixing.

Secondary Colours - A colour resulting from the mixing of two

primary colours.
-Red + Yellow = Orange
-Red + Blue = Purple
-Yellow + Blue = Green

Tertiary Colours - Tertiary colours are combinations of primary

and secondary colours. There are six tertiary colours; red-orange, yellow-
orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.
 COLOURS
GREEN
Global meanings of green colour
-Green is universally associated with nature.
-Green symbolizes ecology and the environment.
-Traffic lights are green all over the world.

GREY
Global meanings of grey colour
-Grey is a cool, neutral, and balanced colour.
-The colour grey is an emotionless, moody colour that is typically
associated with meanings of dull, dirty and dingy,
as well as formal, conservative, and sophisticated.
-Grey is the colour of conformism.
 INVENTION
GREY
The first recorded use of grey as a colour name in the
English language was in AD 700. Gray has been the
preferred American spelling since approximately 1825,
although grey is an accepted variant.

GREEN
The 18th and 19th centuries brought the discovery and
production of synthetic green pigments and dyes, which
rapidly replaced the earlier mineral and vegetable
pigments and dyes. These new dyes were more stable
and brilliant than the vegetable dyes.
 HISTORY OF GREY
Antiquity through the Middle Ages
In antiquity and the Middle Ages, grey was the colour of undyed wool, and thus was the colour
most commonly worn by peasants and the poor.
Renaissance and the Baroque
During the Renaissance and the Baroque, grey began to play an important role in fashion and
art.
Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Grey became a highly fashionable colour in the 18th and 19thcentury, both for women's dresses
and for men's waistcoats and coats. It looked particularly luminous colouring the silk and satin
fabrics worn by the nobility and wealthy.
Twentieth and twenty-first centuries
In the late 1930s, grey became a symbol of industrialization and war. After the war, the grey
business suit became a metaphor for uniformity of thought.
 HISTORY OF GREEN
Prehistoric history
Neolithic cave paintings do not have traces of green pigments, but Neolithic peoples in
northern Europe did make a green dye for clothing, made from the leaves of the birch tree.
Ancient history
In Ancient Egypt , green was the symbol of regeneration and rebirth, and of the crops
made possible by the annual flooding of the Nile.
Post classical history
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the colour of clothing showed a person's social rank
and profession. Green colour was worn by merchants, bankers and the gentry and their
families.
Modern history
In the 18th and 19th centuries, green was associated with the romantic movement in
literature and art. The German poet and philosopher Goethe declared that green was the
most restful colour, suitable for decorating bedrooms.
 CULTURE AND NATURE
GREEN
Green shares many common meanings around the world,
some of which include nature, ecology, environmental awareness,
the military, and the colour for traffic lights.
In Western cultures, green represents spring, money, freshness,
inexperience, jealously, greed, and Christmas (when combined with red).
GREY
In the Christian religion, grey is the colour of ashes,
and so a biblical symbol of mourning and repentance,
described as sackcloth and ashes. Grey is rarely used
as a colour by political parties, largely because of its common
association with conformity, boredom and indecision.
 SYMBOLISM
GREY
-Cool, natural and balanced colour.
-Emotionless and moody colour
-Associated with the meanings of dull, dirty and dingy.
-Shows formal, conservative and sophisticated behaviour.
GREEN
-Nature, vivacity, and life.
-Springtime, freshness, and hope.
-Youth and inexperience.
-Calm, tolerance and the agreeable.
-Jealousy and envy.
-Love and sexuality.
 COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY
GREEN
Colour psychology suggests that different colours can evoke
psychological reactions. For example, colour is often thought
to have an impact on moods and emotions. Sometimes these
reactions are related to the intensity of a colour, while in other
cases they are the product of experience and cultural influences.
GREY
When it comes to colour psychology, the ones who love grey
colour are the ones who try to protect themselves from the
world around them. It shows that those peoples prefer a safe
and balanced existence. It shows that those people don’t want
to hurt their emotions. They control their emotions to avoid an
emotional pain. If you like grey colour it shows your Intellect,
futurism, modesty, sadness. It shows you are a hard worker but
also not a dull one.
SHADES OF GREEN
 USE OF GREEN COLOUR
IN INTERIOR DESIGN
In advanced healthcare interior design, the colour green is often used to create a calm and relaxing
atmosphere, in both residential and medical spaces. Designers use the colour green as a blend of
multiple shades or in combination with other calm and soothing colours, to create restorative effect.
IN FASHION DESIGN
If you want to exude trustworthiness and positive emotional health, make
your clothing colour green. "Green is subtle and fresh, and it stands for nature and ecology," Lapp
says. "Green is also the colour of money and wealth.“
IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Green is a very down-to-earth colour. It can represent new beginnings and growth. It
also signifies renewal and abundance. Green has many of the same calming attributes that blue has,
but it also incorporates some of the energy of yellow. In design, green can have a balancing and
harmonizing effect, and is very stable.
GREEN IN BEDROOMS
GREEN IN KITCHENS
GREEN IN LIVING AREAS
GREEN IN WASHROOMS
GREEN IN EXTERIOIRS
GREEN AS AN ELEMENT OF DECOR
GREEN IN FURNITURE
GREEN IN COMMERCIAL PLACES
GREEN IN FASHION DESIGN
GREEN IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
IN LOGOS
IN ADVERTISEMENTS
 USES OF GREY
IN INTERIOR DESIGN
A favorite neutral of designers, many use it as a background color, or mix different tones and shades of gray
together to create a feel of simple glamour. Gray can also soften a loud sofa or provide the perfect backdrop
that allows wood accents to shine.
IN FASHION DESIGN
Gray works with just about every color. Because of it’s neutrality. It makes other colors pop.Using gray with
pastels and soft pink produces a feminine feel, while darker colors combined with gray create a more masculine
quality. Dark gray with red or orange is a particularly eye catching combination.
IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Gray is frequently used as as a background color for portfolios (both on and offline). It allows photographs,
illustrations or other color elements come to the forefront while providing a solid backbone to the portfolio.
Having most of the layout in gray almost makes the background disappear, yet makes the other elements and
colors really standout.
 SHADES OF GREY
Variations of grey include achromatic grey scale shades, which lie
exactly between white and black, and nearby colors with
low colourfulness .
ACHROMATIC GREYS
OFF GREY
WARM GREY vs COOL GREY
GREY IN BEDROOMS
GREY + YELLOW

GREY + PINK

GREY + GREEN
 GREY IN
KITCHENS
GREY IN LIVING
AREAS
 GREY IN
WASHROOMS
GREY IN EXTERIORS
 GREY
ON

HOTEL
EXTERIORS
GREY ON HOUSE
EXTERIORS
 GREY AS AN
ELEMENT OF
DECOR
 GREY IN
FURNITURE
GREY IN COMMERCIAL PLACES
GREY IN FASHION DESIGN
GREY IN OFFICE WEAR
GREY IN TRADITIONALS
GREY IN MODERN WEAR
GREY AS HAIR COLOUR
GREY IN UTENSILS
GREY IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
IN LOGOS
IN ADVERTISEMENTS
 COLOUR SCHEMES
• Complementary colour scheme
• Double complementary colour scheme
• Split complementary colour scheme
• Monochromatic scheme
• Analogous scheme
• Triad scheme
• Intermediate triad scheme
COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR SCHEME
DOUBLE COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR
SCHEME
SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR
SCHEME
MONOCHROMATIC SCHEME
ANALOGOUS SCHEME
TRIAD SCHEME
INTERMEDIATE TRIAD SCHEME
 MONOCHROMATIC SCHEME
Monochromatic colour schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended
using its shades, tones and tints.
HUE - a colour or shade.
TINTS - In colour theory, a tint is a mixture of a colour with white, which reduces
darkness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness
TONES - A tone is produced either by mixing a colour with grey, or by both tinting
and shading.
 TRIAD COLOUR SCHEME
A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel
To use a triadic harmony successfully, the colors should be carefully balanced - let one
color dominate and use the two others for accent.
 INTERMEDIATE TRIAD SCHEME
A colour scheme made by mixing primary and secondary colours
VIOLET, ORANGE AND GREEN
YELLOW–ORANGE , BLUE-GREEN , RED-VIOLET
BLUE-VIOLET , YELLOW-GREEN ,
RED-ORANGE
RED , YELLOEW AND BLUE