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In general, yellow, orange and red are warm colors, while cherry red, violet, blue, blue-green and green are cold colors.
In this course, we would like to introduce you to the concept of warm and cold colors within a color range on the NCS color wheel.
This means that we make a blue color warmer or colder by adding, for example, red or green to this blue color.
Yellow: Adding green makes a yellow color perceived as colder, while adding red makes it warmer.
Red: Adding blue makes the red color perceived as colder. Adding yellow makes the red color warmer.
Blue: Adding green to a blue color makes it perceived as colder, while adding red makes the blue color warmer.
Green: If you add blue to a green color, it is perceived as colder, if you add yellow, it is perceived as warmer.
This means that we make a blue color warmer or colder by adding, for example, red or green to this blue color.
Yellow: Adding green makes a yellow color perceived as colder, while adding red makes it warmer.
Red: Adding blue makes the red color perceived as colder. Adding yellow makes the red color warmer.
Blue: Adding green to a blue color makes it perceived as colder, while adding red makes the blue color warmer.
Green: If you add blue to a green color, it is perceived as colder, if you add yellow, it is perceived as warmer.
In the case shown in the video, the customer has chosen 1502-Y50R. He likes the shade but wants it to appear warmer. By adding more yellow to the hue, this shade is perceived as warmer. If the customer wants the shade to be colder, the solution is to add more red (1502-R).
If it is not enough to compensate for the hue with yellow, it is a good idea to give the nuance more chromaticity. Adding more chromaticity will make the color appear warmer as you move away from the grayish colors that in many cases make the color appear colder.
There is an exception when you want to make a color appear warmer, and this is especially the case with pale colors in the purple-blue-green range. If you add more chromaticity to these hues, they could easily be perceived as too bright and therefore continue to appear as cold as before or even colder.
To avoid this, add more chromaticity and more black to make the color appear warmer.
To avoid this, add more chromaticity and more black to make the color appear warmer.
