- About 7 million different colors can be perceived by the human eye.
- Yellow, red and orange are warm colors, while blue and violet are cool colors. Green is said to be the most neutral color.
- Colors are further categorized into primary, secondary and tertiary colors.
- Primary colors are red, blue and yellow.
- Secondary colors are green, orange and purple.
- Tertiary colors are orange-yellow, orange-red, yellow-green, blue-purple,, blue-green, and red-purple.
- Value describes the darkness or lightness of a color.
Other facts
- Red is the color most commonly found in national flags.
- If a business is “in the red,” it is losing money.
- In ancient Greece, green symbolized victory.
- “Green with envy” means full of envy or jealousy.
- A room painted blue is said to be relaxing.
- “Feeling blue” is feeling sad.
- Purple is a royal color.
- Yellow is a symbol of jealousy and deceit.
- Yellow has good visibility and is often used as a color of warning.
- “Yellow journalism” refers to irresponsible and alarmist reporting.
- A white flag is the universal symbol for truce.
- White means mourning in China and Japan.
- Black often stands for secrecy.
- A black belt in karate identifies an expert.
Popular color associations.
White is associated with perfection, pure light, serenity, harmony and clarity.
Black is associated with dignity, glamour, drive, authority and prudence.
Red is associated with love, power, warmth, passion and heart.
Blue is associated with wisdom, loyalty, truth, coolness and harmony
Yellow is associated with intellect, light, happiness, self-esteem and innovation.
Orange is associated with fruitfulness, energy, contentment, sensuality and security.
Green is associated with youth, nature, life, fertility and hope.
