The theory of colors

The Theory of colors

                                                               

According to the Oxford dictionary,  one of the most common and popuplar definitions is that color is the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. 

In 1809, German poet and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe created the theory of colors based on Isaac Newton Color Wheel. He stablished a set of basic  rules to make different combination of colors, this was implemented by artist, designers, printers and even on Television. 

Primary Colors

    

These colors are considered the basic colors, with the combination of them, it's possible to produce new colors in the light spectrum. 

Secondary Colors

These colors come up from the equal mixing of primary colors. In the color wheel, we can observe that yellow and and red make orange, red and blue make purple and yellow and blue make green.

Tertiary Colors

They come from the combination of an equal part of primary and secondary colors. In the color wheel, they are third set and they are well appretiated by artists and designers because of its huge variety of possible mixing. Red-violet, yellow orange, blue-green, blue-violet, red-orange and yellow green are between primary and seconday colors.

What are the elements of the color wheel?

Hue: The purest version of each color

Saturation: The intensity or Chroma

Value: The lightness according to the different shades

Temperature: The warmth or coolness of a color

Watch the following video and learn more details about the theory of colors.