The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-08-09
AxIOMS OF COLOR.
Pow simple Rules To lie Ohssrvsd
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A icw aNioms and rules Of color
should be kept I'm mind while selecting
colors for the exterior OF house.
There are but three primary colors.
namely blue, red aud yellow, which
are called primary because they are
not formed 10y the admiXturc OF colors
All other co!ors than the primary re-
suit fcom OdmiAturo: Mixing blue aud
red produces purple; mixing red and
yellow produces orange; mixing yellow
and blue produces green. These three
colors. each produced hy the admixture
OF two primary cOlors rs above de-
scribod, are termed secondary colors.
By the admiNture OF two secondary
colors, a tertiary color Is produced;
purple and orange produce russell;
orange and green produce citrine;
green aud purple produce olive. Rus
set. citriuc and olive are called the
tertiary co.ors.
Diluting colors with white produces
what are called tiuts; diluting with
black produces shades. The colored
cards OF paint manufacturers usually
show tiuts and shades.
Harmony OF colors results from agree
able contrasts. Colors which perfectly
harmonic improve one another to the
utmost Perfect harmony in any color
scheme requires that the three primary
5olors shall be represented, either in
their purity or in combinations. That
the eye demands the presence OF the
three primary colors, is proved by this
experiment.: When red alone is viewed.
the eye creates for itself green (Which
is yellow and blue combined), aud this
green is east upon whatever Is near.
When the eye views green, red In like
manner is created. ana 81 east upon adj
jacent objects. IL follows that when
red and green are juxtaposed, each
creates the other in the eye, aud the
red created by the green is cast upon
the red, and the green created by the
red is east upon the green; thus the red
aud the groom are both intensified and
improved by being juxtaposcd.
Red aud green combine 10 yield har-
mony, as has been shown. Blue and
orange also produce harmony. aud
yellow ana purple for in each case the
three primary colors are present.
There are, however. subtlctics OF har-
mony which are difficult 20 understand.
The rarcst harmony OF colors, anala-
gous TO harmony OF musical sounds.
frequently approaches the verge Of
discord.
When colors are juXtaposed they
always influence each other Thus,
when light and dark color are side
by side the light color appears lighter
and the dark darker; when red and
green are juxtaposcd the red appears
rcddcr than it actually is, aud the
green rrccuor; when blue and black
are side hy side the blue manifcsts but
little alteration. while the black as
sumcs an orange tint or becomes
'rusty."
Blue is cold color and seems TO re-
cede from the eye. Red Is warm
color and remains stationary rs TO dis
tancc. Yellow is the color most nearly
allied TO light ana appears to advance
toward the spectator.
While the exterior colors OF house
should harmonic with themselves, the
surrounding foliage and lawns (or the
absence Of thcm) must b. taken into
consideration. At little distance
the eye demands harmonious relation
OF colors between the house and It's
surroundings, St Louis Republic.