When discussing color “temperature”, are we all talking about the same thing? There are, in practice, two different ways of understanding color temperature; that is, warm versus cool colors. I will attempt to oversimplify the explanation and uses of each. Psychological Color Temperature This is what you may have learned in elementary school: red and …
Two fabulous uses for complementary colors: 1) Substitution. For example, instead of shopping for a blazer (or sweater or coat) the color of your hair, as I often suggest, try the complement (the color opposite on a color wheel). Keeping the same color value (light or dark) moderates the level of contrast. Dark brown = …
I’m beginning to suspect that not everyone is obsessed with all the minute and mathematical considerations involved in deciding what to want and wear. (What do you suppose … the eyes glazed over? the nervous laughter? no comments in my in-box?) So, in case anyone still reads this, this one’s for you: try combining cool …
