Questions

1. What factors influence the psychological impact color has on people?
The factors are age, gender, culture, and life experiences.

2. Summarize the feeling each of the colors evokes in people
Red- Power, danger, fire, strength, and passion.
Green- Refreshing, friendly, cool, and peaceful.
Violet- Dignity and dramatic.

 3. Name the secondary colors.  What primary colors, in what proportion, are used to make each?
Orange- Equal amounts of red and yellow.
Green- Equal amounts of yellow and blue.
Violet- Equal amounts of blue and red.

4. Which color name is listed first in the name of a tertiary color?
The first color is yellow.

5.  Contrast value and intensity of color.
Contrast- the state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in juxtaposition or close association.
Value-the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color

6. What are the differences between a tint, shade, and tone?
A tint is when you add white, shade is when you add black and tone is when you add grey.

7.  Summarize how to neutralize a hue.
Neutralizing colors is when you add a neutral color to a hue.

8.  Name two cool color and two warm colors.
Warm colors- orange and yellow
Cool colors- blue and green

9. Identify an example of each of the seven color harmonies.
Some examples of color harmonies are monochromatic, complementary, split-complementary, double-complementary, analogous, triadic, and neutrals.

10. What factors influence the way color harmonies are used in planning an interior design?
The factors that influence is mood or style a person wants,the lifestyle of the family members, the function or the way the occupants will use the room, the items in the room, and the rooms location.

11. Summarize the guidelines for using color correctly in a room design.
The guidelines are- Applying paint to large areas, using contrast, making sure that the dominant covers 2/3 of the room, select low-intensity colors for low areas, its important to have samples of the fabrics you are matching, and if your room is large try choosing colors that make in appear smaller,    

13. I think I would chose a light blue because having light color like that in there room will really lighten up the room and make it a better space to read.  If I was to pick a red or something dark the room would appear dark but since I chose a blue it keeps it light but calm enough to be-able to sleep in there.