Warm and cold colors: what's the chromatic difference?
There are those who love warm colors and those who prefer cold colors, knowing them is essential because the different warm and cold shades can match together in the best way and give coherence to your look, your hair and make-up but also to the furniture of the your home. If you love nail polishes, for example, watch this video and find out if the most suitable color for you based on your horoscope is a warm color or a cold shade!
Warm and cold colors: how to understand the type of tint you are facing
Whether you are talking about art, make-up or wardrobe or design, becoming familiar with the color palette is important to create successful and valid combinations. That life is not all black or white, we know it well! But finding your way around the many shades of color and the thousand shades of tone is not always easy. According to the guru of the chromatic classification Johannes Itten, the distinction that must be made is between warm and cold colors, between complementary colors and combinations Itten has created a chromatic circle that takes his name that well explains the division between primary and secondary colors. The color circle has a triangle with the three primary colors in the center,
yellow, red and blue. Then follow the triangles with the secondary colors which are obtained from the possible union of all the primary colors and which are specifically represented by these colors: orange, purple, green. At the conclusion of Johannes Itten's circle, there are then the six colors tertiaries that arise from the union of primary and secondary colors. The color circle also has an additional function that of dividing warm colors from cold colors, in fact by visually dividing the circle in half, the colors from yellow to red are the warm colors. While the colors ranging from purple to green are cool colors.
Warm and cold colors: the uses of warm colors
Colors ranging from yellow to red are considered warm and it is no coincidence that they are those that transmit energy: this is because they recall the light of the sun and the heat of the fire. Not only yellow and red but also orange and the various shades of brown. Warm colors can be combined with each other or used with neutral colors, such as white, black and beige. They are a real reserve of energy, it is no coincidence that they are more suitable for the living areas of the house, the living room, the kitchen and the dining room. They are particularly lively shades that naturally offer many variations of the same palette.
Warm and cold colors: the uses of cold colors
Cold colors convey harmony and connection with the universe. It is no coincidence that they are those that take us back to the green world of nature or to the depths of the sea. Purple is also part of the cool colors, along with green and blue. These colors are particularly used in domestic spaces used for relaxation and well-being, from the bed to the bedroom. They are often also offered in chromatic matches and have relaxing properties capable of characterizing spaces according to the final destination.
