Specifications

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Color Properties
A color is described using three properties: color name, degree of saturation, and its value or lightness. For
example, pink, fire engine red, and brick are all in the red color family, they differ because of their saturation and
intensity.
Hue, intensity, saturation and luminance/value are inter-related terms and have to do with the description of a color.
Hue is the term for the pure spectrum colors that are usually referred to by name - red, orange, yellow, blue, green
and violet.
Value (or luminance) is the lightness or darkness of a color. The value is a function of shade and tint.
Color Perception
Warm colors (reds, and yellows) appear to be in front of cool colors (blues and violets). The warm colors seem
to advance or be on top of or in front of the receding cool colors. In addition, there are other psychological
components to color. Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power,
determination as well as passion, desire, and love.
Red is a very emotionally intense color. Red brings text and images to the foreground. Use it as an accent color to
stimulate people to make quick decisions. Red is widely used to indicate danger.
Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the
tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success,
encouragement, and stimulation. To the human eye, orange is a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat.
Orange is not as aggressive as red. Orange has very high visibility, use it to catch attention and highlight the most
important elements of the design.
Yellow is the color of sunshine. It is associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow produces a
warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy. Yellow is often
associated with food. Bright, pure yellow is an attention getter, which is the reason taxicabs are painted this color.
Yellow is seen before other colors when placed against black; this combination is often used to issue a warning.
Yellow is very effective for attracting attention, so use it to highlight the most important elements of the design.
Light yellow tends to disappear into white, so it usually needs a dark color to highlight it. Shades of yellow are
visually unappealing because they loose cheerfulness and become dingy.