warm colours?

Warm colours are reds, oranges, and yellows - basically that half of the colour wheel. What else would people think warm colours would be?

People find "winter" colours like burgandy, navy blue, browns and blacks to be "warm" but they aren't thinking colour wheel, they are associating seasonal colours with the idea of staying physically warm.

Otherwise, what Meagan said -- warm is warm on the colour wheel, and when discussing colours, they is what they is.

Suzanne

I agree warm = reds, oranges, yellows, sunny colours.

Yep, I was thinking along Megan's lines but then someone (the client actually) started giving me examples such as Burgundy and "Forest Green" as her idea of warm colours!

That was when I started asking around.

Four posters in a row that spell "colour" right

Maybe your client was thinking "rich" colors.

Brooke

Quote: Originally posted by taff
Four posters in a row that spell "colour" right

Or wrong.

i'd say red, yellow, orange, ... too.

found several interesting sites in my bookmarks:
colors in different cultures
meaning of colors

Quote: Four posters in a row that spell "colour" right

well, since i'm not a native english-speaker, i was unsure for a long time how to write 'color'. finally i had a look at a dictionary and: you may write color or colour.

In an English Dictionary it says colour or U.S. color

Oranges and Blues to me are warn colours.

Warm colours are your reds, yellows, oranges....

Here's another perspective on this issue (from my mom):

"this is a thread on colours. INteresting to read. I think some people aren't aware that you can make any colour be cool or warm. There are cool reds. They just have more blue than yellow in them. There are warm greens, which have more yellow than blue. There are three primary colours-red, blue and yellow-isn't that right? So all other colours are combinations of those colours. But there are different reds and blues and yellows. YOu can have a warm brown-with lots of yellow in it, or you can have a cool brown which has blue in it. YOu can do the same with blacks or whites. Warm white-cool white. I think it might be harder to get a warm blue-but you can make a blue really cold and icy, or you can get it warmer by adding warm green. Generally, we think of the yellow-orange-red colours as warm, but you can move them to a cooler colour...colours can change."

Makes sense, doesn't it?

Sidenote: I showed mom this site when I was doing this design so she comes by here sometimes to make sure I'm still alive if I haven't e-mailed in awhile.

If it's a client making the suggestion, then whatever colour (note correct spelling ) she says is warm ... is warm!

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K