Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral color or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color “without color”, because it can be composed of black and white. The word “grey” comes from the Middle English grai or grei, from the Anglo-Saxon grǣġ, and is related … Read more
Black is the darkest color. Like white, but unlike the colors of the spectrum and most mixtures of them, black lacks hue, so it is considered an achromatic color. In physics, black is perceived with the human eye when light is absent or when all wavelengths in the visible spectrum are absorbed. Black doesn’t feature … Read more
White is the lightest color. Like black, but unlike the colors of the spectrum and most mixtures of them, white lacks hue, so it is considered an achromatic color. White doesn’t feature on a traditional color wheel, as it is considered to be a non-color. In physics, white light is seen by the human eye … Read more
Pink is a pale tint of red that is named after a flower of the same name. In the west, pink is the color for the female gender. Pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and romance. The color pink is named after the flowers, pinks, flowering … Read more
Brown is a composite color. It is one of the most widely used colors in art. In painting, brown is generally made by adding black to orange. Brown is inherently a warm color, because its base is orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is made by combining red, black, … Read more
Purple refers to any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. The modern English word “purple” comes from the Old English purpul, which derives from Latin purpura, which, in turn, derives from the Greek πορφύρα (porphura), the name of the Tyrian purple dye manufactured in classical antiquity from a mucus secreted … Read more
Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum. In physics, green light is in the wavelength range of 495–570 nanometres, which is in the middle of the visible spectrum. In art, green is a colour on the conventional wheel, located between yellow and blue and opposite red, its complement. In the … Read more
Yellow is one of the three primary colours in painting. It is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. Yellow is the color the human eye sees when it looks at light with a dominant wavelength between 570 and 590 nanometers. In the RGB color model, used to create colors … Read more
Red is one of the three primary colours in painting. It is at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. In physics, red is the longest wavelength of light discernible to the human eye. It falls in the range of 620–750 nanometres in the visible spectrum. In art, … Read more