LibGuides: US Art: Color Theory

Color Matters

Color Matters
Basic Color theory

Color Uncovered

Color Uncovered

"Explore the surprising side of color with Color Uncovered, an interactive book that features fascinating illusions, articles, and videos developed by the Exploratorium."

About Color

Avoiding black for shadows
From About.com
Basic techniques for combining colours
From Tiger Color
Color Scheme Designer
Colour in motion
An interactive experience of colour communication and colour symbolism by Claudia Cortes.
Colour Theory
A Flickr set by J Rinalducci.
Colour Theory
By Ben Joel.
Colour Theory
From Brown University.
Colour Theory (Society of Digital Artists)
Colour Theory (wiki) with diagrams
Cool Colours
By Frank Curkovic.
Value and tone
By Frank Curkovic.
Warm colours
By Frank Curkovic.
The Fascinating Neuroscience Of Color
"This seemingly simple area of study offers insights into all sorts of behavior--from attention to decision-making."
By Eric Jaffe.

From Trinity Grammer School

Color Wheel

4096 Color Wheel
Interactive Color Wheel
Color Wheel Chart
Color Wheel, Color Circle & Color Relationships
By Janet Lynn Ford.
Colours, pigments and the colour wheel
By Frank Curkovic.
Complementary colours
By Frank Curkovic.
Interactive Colour Wheel
The Colour Wheel powerpoint

Name That Color

Name That Color

Name that Color
Interactive tool by Chirag Mehta.