If you’ve ever stood in front of a wall of neutral paint chips, you know how confusing it can be to tell taupe from beige. Today I will show you how to tell them apart, where to use them and what to avoid! Beige and taupe are both timeless, versatile, and endlessly useful, but they…
Have you ever wondered what color value means? In our color theory series, we’ve covered hue, saturation and chroma. Today we are discussing another important defining property of color: its value. In essence, this is the darkness or lightness of a color. However, there is much to learn about color value! So read on to…
One of the keys to understanding color is to isolate the key properties and understand how each affects our perception. In earlier posts, we have already discussed hue and chroma. And today we are covering a third key property: saturation which refers to the amount of pigment in a color and describes how vivid or…
In color theory, hue refers to the pure, base color of the spectrum, such as red, blue, yellow, green, etc. Hue is the color’s name. Today we will discuss how to determine the hue of a color and how to distinguish it from other characteristics of color such as value, saturation and chroma. I will…
As a certified color expert, the number one topic I get the most questions about is the difference between cool colors and warm colors. So if you are confused about this subject you are not alone! Read on! I’ll walk you through the basics and explain some deeper nuances on the subject too. Understanding cool…
When I was working as an interior design assistant, I learned the difference between clean colors and dirty colors. Today I will explain the difference between clean and dirty colors and why it will make or break your color schemes for interior decorating. I’ll show you how keeping clean and dirty colors separate is so…
