Prang color wheel

 PRANG COLOUR WHEEL

The prang color wheel is based on three Primary colors and Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors and Tertiary colors are created from mixing both primary and secondary colors. The prang color system was developed by Louis Prang in 1876.

Primary Colors: Red, Blue, and Yellow

Secondary Colors: Orange, Violet and Green

Tertiary Colors: Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, and Red-Orange.

Colors fall into two groups

Warm Color: colors like red, orange and yellow are considered as warm colors. They are stimulating, aggressive, lovely. These are the colors of fire.

Red: love, activity, passion, anger, joy, danger, courage

Yellow: bright, sunny, cheerful, creativity, positive

Orange: enjoyment, creativity, change, warmth, stimulation, balance

Cool Color: colors like blue, green and purple are warm colors. They are calm, creates a soothing impression. They remind the things like water or grass.

Blue: inspiration, trust, wisdom, faith, intelligence

Green: freshness, growth, nature, energy, harmony, calm

Violet: luxury, dignity, pride, royalty, power

COLOR DIMENSIONS

Hue: Differentiate one color from another

Value: Darkness or lightness of a color

Intensity: Brightness or paleness of a color