Warm Secondary Colors

As color moves thru the light spectrum we find that red is the longest wave.  As we add yellow to that color we get red-orange to yellow-orange with orange in the middle as a secondary color.

Orange is the opposite of Blue and  is a complementary color.  Now this is where the colors become so interesting.  Impressionist saw they could put these colors side by side and gain intensity in their paintings.

In medieval times the dye makers of the great castle tapestries that hang in most of the palaces realized that they could use color to make a strong statement in the designs they did. They used complementary colors and then added black.

Warm colors advance, cool colors receding. Enjoy, more to follow.