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COLOUR – Part 3colour & contrast
OUGD404 DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Because of this physiological response, the eye can be "fooled" into seeing the full range of visible colors through the proportionate
adjustment of just three colors: red, green and blue.
Itten’s 7 Contrasts
• Contrast of TONE
• Contrast of HUE
• Contrast of SATURATION
• Contrast of EXSTENSION
• Contrast of TEMPERATURE
• COMPLEMENTARY contrast
• SIMULTANEOUS contrast
CONTRAST OF TONE
Formed by the juxtaposition of light and dark values. This could be monochromatic
CONTRAST OF HUE
Formed by the juxtaposing of different hues. The greater the
distance between hues on a colour wheel, the greater the contrast.
CONTRAST OF SATURATION
Formed by the juxtaposition of light and
dark values and their relative saturations
CONTRAST OF EXSTENSION
Formed by assigning proportional field sizes in
relation to the visual weight of a colour. Also known as the
contrast of proportion.
CONTRAST OF TEMPERATURE
formed by juxtaposing hues that can be considered ‘warm’ or
‘cool’. Also known as the contrast of warm and cool
COMPLEMENTARY CONTRAST
formed by juxtaposing complementary colours from a colour wheel or
perceptual opposites
SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST
Formed when boundaries between colours perceptually
vibrate.
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