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Almost Everyone is generally familiar with a Color Wheel which helps to unravel some of the myriad perplexities of the basis of color. From the three primary colors, red, yellow, blue, come the hundreds of tints, shades and hues seen on every paint card.

We are not concerned here with the color theories of physicists, psychologists and chemists. Most home makers choose a particular color because it has an emotional appeal for them. They feel happiest when certain colors are part of their surroundings, or they are instinctively attracted to the color of a particular jewel or prized possession. This personal response to is an in-built quality and we do well to cultivate it.

One thing is certain, good and bad color comes at the same price, but a sensitive use of color is the best of a slim cheque book.

The Color Language

Primary colors - red, yellow and blue - are mixed in varying proportions to form. all the pure colors of the palette. But, these three primaries cannot themselves be formed by the mixing of any other colors.

Secondary Colors: These are formed by mixing any two of the primary colors in equal quantities, for example:-

Red plus yellow  =   Orange

Red plus blue     =   Violet

Blue plus yellow =   Green

Color Wheel