Graphic Design

There are lots of words in the English language that begin with the letter R, so it’s hardly surprising that there are many colors with the same letter. Whether you’re looking for something royal, rose, or just plain red, this collection covers all the bases! As always, we’ve cut some duplicates and similar colors to save time and space, but […]

Compared to some of the other letters we’ve seen so far, few colors begin with the letter Q. Because there aren’t a lot of Q words in the English language, the number of colors starting with this letter is even smaller. Nevertheless, thanks to words like “quiet,” “quince,” and “queen,” there are still nearly 100 colors in this

The group of colors beginning with the letter P is almost endless. We’ve removed many duplicate shades and reduced some very similar ones to save time and space. Even after the culling, nearly two hundred colors begin with this letter, so you should be able to find the perfect pale, pastel, or purple shade for your next graphic

The world of color is an amazing landscape, combining both physics and biology. For centuries, humans have studied the art and science of color, using it in everything from ancient cave paintings to modern graphic design. People across the world have given cultural meaning to symbolic colors in their histories and recorded memory. It comes

To understand which colors in the color spectrum fall into a category called subtractive colors and how this type of color mixing works, we must first break down how light works to translate color to the human eye and allow us to see objects in different hues. Once we work through that process, we will

Opposite colors, or complementary colors, are one of the simplest ways you can completely transform a room, an outfit, a painting, an advertisement, digital art, and much more. They have the power to enhance each other uniquely, evoke a certain attitude or emotion when paired, or even neutralize each other when combined. In particular, you

Magenta is a beautiful color, providing a perfect balance between energetic, emotionally-charged red and calming, healing blue. Typically, artists and designers choose magenta intentionally to indicate harmony and tranquility. Since it is such a deliberate color choice, it can be helpful to know how to take full advantage of its hue. One of the best

Many colors begin with the letter O, but the real heavy hitters are “orange,” “old,” and “olive.” While several other o-words crop up multiple times in this group, the word “orange” and its variants appear more than twenty times! The rest comprises various plant, animal, and place names that evoke a wide range of images and colors.

Cyan is one of the most popular colors for tranquil interior design, seaside paintings and photographs, smart advertising and marketing, various printed artwork, and thought-provoking high fashion. Many individuals use turquoise and green-blue synonymously as these hues are very similar. If you are an artist or designer, you can use cyan intentionally and skillfully by

When working with colors, artists and designers can use color schemes to portray or evoke certain tensions, harmonies, perspectives, emotions, or attitudes. In order to put together appropriate color schemes, you must understand various elements of color theory, including opposite colors, also known as complementary colors. These colors directly oppose each other on the color