Color Theory Notes
Incandescent Lighting
· Under regular incandescent lighting the green color looks slightly darker than a regular green hue.
· When green is placed next to the cadmium red light hue it enhances the saturation of the red hue, and deepens the greens saturation as well.
· When alone under the incandescent lighting the cadmium red light looks slightly more red-orange than red.
· When placed next to one another the complementary colors make each other look more saturated.
· The incandescent light gives both colors a “warm” temperature.
· Also, next to one another the red tends to look lighter in value and the green darker.
Daylight
Early Afternoon (1:15pm) · Colors look slightly cooler than incandescent light. · Both colors are much brighter looking and seem “crisper” in a sense than in incandescent lighting · The red-orange hue of the cadmium red light color looks more orange than in incandescent lighting · Both colors look to be the same value in this lighting.
Late Afternoon/ Early Evening (7:00) · This daylight gives both colors a cooler temperature. · The green hue looks lighter/brighter in this lighting than in the others. · The red hue looks slightly darker and slightly more red than red-orange in this lighting. · Both colors look to be about the same in value. · When right next to the green hue, the red hue deepens more, but alone it still looks red-orange. · The green hue by itself looks much lighter/ brighter in this lighting.
Florescent Lighting
· Under florescent lighting the red hue looks most saturated compared to all other lighting.
· The green hue is brighter than the incandescent makes it but darker than it looks under regular daylight
· The colors look the purest and most saturated under florescent lighting.
· Both colors look to be about medium value
· The colors have a cool temperature under florescent lighting (cooler than when under
· Under regular incandescent lighting the green color looks slightly darker than a regular green hue.
· When green is placed next to the cadmium red light hue it enhances the saturation of the red hue, and deepens the greens saturation as well.
· When alone under the incandescent lighting the cadmium red light looks slightly more red-orange than red.
· When placed next to one another the complementary colors make each other look more saturated.
· The incandescent light gives both colors a “warm” temperature.
· Also, next to one another the red tends to look lighter in value and the green darker.
Daylight
Early Afternoon (1:15pm) · Colors look slightly cooler than incandescent light. · Both colors are much brighter looking and seem “crisper” in a sense than in incandescent lighting · The red-orange hue of the cadmium red light color looks more orange than in incandescent lighting · Both colors look to be the same value in this lighting.
Late Afternoon/ Early Evening (7:00) · This daylight gives both colors a cooler temperature. · The green hue looks lighter/brighter in this lighting than in the others. · The red hue looks slightly darker and slightly more red than red-orange in this lighting. · Both colors look to be about the same in value. · When right next to the green hue, the red hue deepens more, but alone it still looks red-orange. · The green hue by itself looks much lighter/ brighter in this lighting.
Florescent Lighting
· Under florescent lighting the red hue looks most saturated compared to all other lighting.
· The green hue is brighter than the incandescent makes it but darker than it looks under regular daylight
· The colors look the purest and most saturated under florescent lighting.
· Both colors look to be about medium value
· The colors have a cool temperature under florescent lighting (cooler than when under