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Larger
areas should be painted with dull colors smaller areas
with bright colors. |
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Larger
areas should be painted with Light colors smaller areas
with dark colors. |
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Darker
colors should be used on light background to have contrast
in the scheme. |
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All
bright colors should not be used in one color scheme.
Some grey colors should be introduced. |
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Any
color may be used safely with black ,white or grey. |
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Complementary
colors should be properly proportioned otherwise they
may produce very harsh effect. When such colors are used
in smaller area, they produce vibrant effect. The color
schemes become pleasing if one of them is mixed with grey.
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Colors
that are pleasing in a small area may not necessarily
be so pleasing when enlarged and vice versa. |
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Bright
colors look better from a long distance but give harsh
effect at a close distance. |
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Discordant
colors appear vibrant and more appealing only if used
in a very small area. Discord is produced when the natural
order of colors in the solar spectrum is reversed. Yellow
is lighter than blue, but lighter blue along with darker
yellow will create discord. Light yellow should be used
with dark blue. The same rule applies to other colors.
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When
two or more colors are not pleasing ,either for wont of
proper tone or color ,use of black ,white or grey between
the unpleasing colors would improve them. |
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Bright
colors if used in smaller quantity on black, white or
grey background will give attractive schemes. |
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Soft
pastel shades looks pleasing at a shorter distance. |
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The
contrast of hue and value should be properly proportioned.
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Dull
colors looks better on smooth or glossy surfaces but appear
less attractive on a rough surface. |
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Analogy
of tone or color is essential in creating color harmony.
When all colors are greyish in appearance, the color scheme
will not look unpleasant. |
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Hue
, Value and Chroma are the attributes of color which help
to build up a color scheme properly. Various color schemes
can be created by keeping one or two of these dominant.
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