Tertiary colours: mix a primary with a secondary, and whaddya get? lime, turquoise, magenta etc.Īdd white, black or grey to create a different tint, tone or shade from the original. Secondary Colours: Green Orange and purple You’ve then got your Primary, secondary and tertiary colours as you work away from the primary- you keeping up?!. The classic colour wheel is made up of 12 hues- lets call one half the cool colours and the other the warm hues. The colour wheel is a fail-safe way of working out what works with what- anyone who works with colour interior designers, artists and architects have all learned the theory. Ok- lets bring out the big guns- the Colourists secret weapon… I’m cool with that if you a beige type of soul, but if you have an inkling that you’re a color lover- its time to get empowered! Out there in the wild wicked west of interiors it can feel very daunting when picking out your own colour scheme- which is possibly one of the reasons people go for the oh so obvious neutral shades. Sharpen your pencils boys and girls we’re going back to school to learn a bit about the theory of colour. So I’ve decided in this post to get right back to basics.
Ok, Ok, Its pretty obvious I’m on a crusade to get you all getting jiggy with the colour vibe. 20 Nov 15 How to choose the right colours for interior design
