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The world keeps maturing, and humans keep taking certain things for granted. Have you ever imagined the world without colors? Or have you imagined our daily activities without the conscience and knowledge of colors? It is appearing that human activities would look extremely confusing without colors, because everything the creator made evolves around colors.
Without a bit of equivocation, I can say that colors are useful in every business setting. It is therefore not news that hitherto colors continue to be as useful in almost every economic activity as oxygen to mankind.
The sun is white. The sun emits all colors of the rainbow in approximately equal amounts and we call this combination “white”. That is why we can see so many different colors in the natural world under the illumination of sunlight.
The moon is gray when viewed from space, yet from Earth we see it as a variety of colors. The Moon reflects the Sun’s light sending it through our atmosphere to create different effects. At night the Moon appears yellow while in the day it often appears white.
The stars are colorful as well. Stars, like the Sun appears off-white. The hottest stars tend to appear blue or blue-white, whereas the coolest stars are red. A color index of a star is the difference in the magnitudes measured at any two wavelengths and is one way that astronomers measure and express the temperature of stars.
There are numerous colors in existence, and it is important that one knows the categories, names, codes and their meanings as well.
The Color Wheel
A color wheel or color circle is an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, which shows the relationships between primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors.
Categories of colors
The universal color wheel is categorised into three. These categories are explained below:
Primary colors:
The Primary category is basically the building blocks from which all other colors are derived. Also known as basic colors, as they can’t be recreated by color mixing. Traditional art and color theory accept RYB as the primary colors. As humans are trichromatic (there are three different color receptors in our retina), RYB is fundamental to see the color spectrum of our world. The universally recognized primary colors are Red, Yellow, and Blue.
RED #D0312D
The color red symbolizes action, strength, energy, and passion. It is the most appropriate color for Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
There are so many types of the color Red. These red colors are useful mostly to website and graphic designers, and other professionals who make intense use of color codes for their projects and economic activities. Here is a list of some red color codes fo your use:
CHERRY RED #990F02, ROSE #E3242B, JAM #60100B, MERLOT #541E1B, GARNET #610C04, CRIMSON #B90E0A, RUBY #900603, SCARLET #900D09, WINE #4E0707, BRICK #7E2811, APPLE #A91B0D, MAHOGANY #420C09, BLOOD #710C04, SANGRIA RED #5E1916, BERRY #7A1712, CURRANT #680C07, BLUSH RED #BC544B, CANDY #D21404, LIPSTICK #9B1003, CARMINE #960018, PERSIAN RED #CA3433, VERMILION #7E191B, IMPERIAL RED #ED2939
YELLOW #FFFF00
The yellow color symbolizes happiness, optimism, positivity, and intellect. It is the most appropriate color for Thursday and Sunday.
There are so many types of the color Yellow. These Yellow colors are useful mostly to website and graphic designers, and other professionals who make intense use of color codes for their projects and economic activities. Here is a list of some Yellow color codes for your use:
TAN #E6DBAC, BEIGE #EEDC9A, MACAROON #F9E076, HAZEL WOOD #C9BB8E, GRANOLA #D6B85A, OAT #DFC98A, EGG NOG #FAE29C, FAWN #C8A951, SUGAR COOKIE #F3EAAF, SAND #D8B863, SEPIA #E3B778,, LATTE #E7C27D, OYSTER #DCD7A0, BISCOTTI #E3C565, PARMESAN #FDE992, HAZELNUT #BDA55D, SANDCASTLE #DAC17C, BUTTERMILK #FDEFB2, SAND DOLLAR #EDE8BA, SHORTBREAD #FBE790, CITRINE #E4D00A, FLAX #EEDC82, XANTHIC #EEED09, SUNSHINE YELLOW #FFFD37, SUNFLOWER #FFDA03, BUMBLEBEE #FCE205, BUTTER #FFFD74, YELLOW TAN #FFE36E
BLUE #3944BC
The Blue color symbolizes security, trust, loyalty, and responsibility. It is one of the most luckiest and appropriate color for Monday.
There are so many types of the blue Yellow. These blue colors are useful mostly to website and graphic designers, and other professionals who make intense use of color codes for their projects and economic activities. Here is a list of some blue color codes for your use:
SLATE #757C88, SKY #63C5DA, NAVY #0A117, INDIGO #281E5D, COBALT #1338BE, TEAL #48AAAD, OCEAN #016064, PEACOCK #022D36, AZURE #1520A6, CERULEAN #0492C2, LAPIS #2832C2, SPRUCE #2C3E4C, STONE #59788E, AEGEAN #1F456E, BLUEBERRY #241571, DENIM #151E3D, ADMIRAL #051094, SAPPHIRE #52B2BF, ARCTIC #82EEFD, TURQUOISE #40E0D0, STEEL #4682B4, B’DAZZLED #2E5894, POWDER BLUE #B0E0E6, US AIR FORCE ACADEMY BLUE #004F98, BABY BLUE #89CFF0, BEAU BLUE #BCD4E6, LITTLE BOY BLUE #6CA0DC, TIFFANY BLUE #81D8D0, CAROLINA BLUE #4B9CD3, TURKISH BLUE #4F97A3
Secondary colors:
These are color combinations created by the equal mixture of two primary colors. On the color wheel, secondary colors are located between primary colors. According to the traditional color wheel, red and yellow make orange, red and blue make purple, and blue and yellow make green. If using an RGB color wheel, there’s another set of secondary colors called additives: blue and green produce cyan, blue and red make magenta, and blue and yellow will make green.
Tertiary colors:
The combination of primary and secondary colors is known as tertiary or intermediate colors, due to their compound nature. Blue-green, blue-violet, red-orange, red-violet, yellow-orange, and yellow-green are color combinations you can make from color mixing. On a color wheel, tertiary colors are between primary and secondary colors.
Daily Colors
For everything the creator made, there is a corresponding meaning to it. Colors are very essential in our lives and so each day has its own good and bad colors.
Sunday:
- Good Colors; Yellow, Orange Pink, Maroon, Red. Bad Colors; Blue
Monday:
- Good Colors; White, Blue, Green, and Pink Bad Colors; Red
Tuesday:
- Good Colors; Red, Jet Black, Orange, Pink. Bad Colors; Yellow, and White
Wednesday:
- Good Colors; Green, Blue, Grey, Brown. Bad Colors; Pink
- Wednesday (Night); Grey. Bad Color; Orange, Red
Thursday:
- Good Colors; Yellow, Orange, Gold. Bad Colors; Purple
Friday:
- Good Colors; White, Light Blue. Bad Colors; Black,
Saturday:
- Good Colors: Black, Brown, Blue. Bad Colors; Green
For every secondary or tertiary color that comes to mind, the color wheel above has the needed answer. For professional purposes one can equally find the color codes of every needed color from the above.