Color Intensity
So far, we've touched on the fact that the value is the lightness or darkness of color, and temperature is the warmth or coolness of color. Intensity is the third color characteristic, and it can be confusing for the novice. Examples make it easier to understand.
Intensity is about the purity or brightness of color. It's relatively easy to spot intense colors: These are the "cartoon colors" of childhood and the brilliant hues of tropical fish. Lacquer Red, Lemon Yellow and Cobalt Blue are examples of intense red, yellow & blue. Low-Intensity colors are by comparison quiet and subdued. Brick, Gold and cadet Blue are low-Intensity versions of red, yellow & blue. Intensity is an important color concept because, more than value or temperature, it sets the mood in a color scheme. Intense colors are fresh and vivid, while low-intensity colors are quiet and understated. Varying-intensity - introducing a slightly brighter green among duller greens, for example - can bring life into a scheme and keep it from looking like a color formula. As you search for materials, analyze the colors you see in terms of value, temperature and intensity. Once you can say to yourself, "That's a light value," "This is warm color," Here's an intense Red," you'll be able to manipulate color for successful effects, rather than relying on luck. |
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