The spectrum that we used to see, whatever one may say, is divided into warm colors and cold colors. The perception of both is in their name. The former create an atmosphere of comfort, set in a positive and calm mood. The second ones look strict, solemn, a little alienated. Based on these parameters, in fact, the shades are selected, with the help of which they decorate various rooms, select clothes for people of a particular profession, and create masterpieces of art.
How colors are divided
According to the standard scheme, warm colors and cool colors are shades from red to yellow and from blue to green, respectively. It is worth saying that such a division is very primitive, since we all know very well that the same pink (it would seem a shade of red) can be both warm and cold. In fact, it all depends on the so-called sub-tone, which gives the main color notes of rigor or, conversely, makes it softer.
Therefore, now let's look not at warm colors and cool colors, but at the corresponding shades that decide everything. So, a warm spectrum is created: red, ocher and orange. The opposite cold is formed with the help of white, gray, blue, lemon yellow, black and blue. It is worth noting that in the first case, ocher is the warmest tint, and in the second, it is whiteness that adds the most “ice” to any picture.
Good examples
You can compare the warmth and cold in color using the example of blue. If you add white paint, ink or a mixture of them (that is, gray) to such a paint, then the shade will immediately become alienated, gloomy. At the same time, one drop of red or ocher is enough to turn the standard blue into a bright tone that resembles a clear sky in mid-spring. Of course, this color will be warm. A similar experiment is conducted with red. When blue is added to it, we get lilac, and when mixed with ocher, the color becomes warm, autumn, slightly golden.
Warm colors and cold colors are clearly visible in the paintings of famous artists. Aivazovsky’s canvas “Calmness at the Crimean Coast” is written with the help of seemingly cold shades - blue, white, blue and pink. Nevertheless, the picture indirectly contains red color, which turns all of the above into warm. Closer to the shore the sea gives turquoise, on the horizon it becomes lilac. Of course, there are a lot of cold tones in the picture , but looking at the full composition, you can say with full confidence that this is a warm landscape.
Trying to identify the spectrum
It is sometimes difficult for a person who is not involved in painting to understand how warm and cold colors are divided among themselves. The table in this case becomes a visual aid, which can be addressed in case of confusion. And in order to learn how to independently identify shades, ask yourself: what is more in the picture - white or gold? The answer will be obvious.
Knowing which colors are cold and warm, you can most succinctly make up the image of a person. Strict tones will suit the bank employee. Designers, musicians and other representatives of creative professions more often choose warm colors in clothes. So it’s easier to communicate with them, they in their own way dispose to friendship and compromise.