Colour, whether in our clothing or our interior design, is a key factor in influencing how we feel or what visual statement we want to make. Designers use colour to create moods and looks for every setting or occasion.
The basics of colour
Colour is made up of three primaries: red, blue, and yellow. Mix two primaries together and you can create the secondary colours of purple, green, and orange. By adding a primary to a secondary or combining two secondaries together, you can create tertiary or intermediate colours, such as turquoise, maroon, vermillion, and chartreuse.
Within these colours, you can mix in black or white to create deeper or lighter shades of the colour or mix in grey to soften the intensity. Designers then combine colours and shades with fabrics to achieve their fashion creations. These can range from bold contrasts, such as turquoise on orange, to tone-on-tone combinations with different shades of the same colour used.
Alternatively, designers will choose colour combinations with the same level of grey tone but different base colours, creating an effect known as a faux camaïeu or false monotone. This can produce attractive colour combinations that you wouldn’t normally expect to go together, examples of which can be found among the blanket and cushion crochet kits offered by specialists such as https://www.woolcouturecompany.com.
Choosing colours
Colour consultants can help you to establish which colours suit you best depending on your skin, eye and hair colour, and their advice can help when buying new clothes. Interior designers offer a similar service for your home, using some of the same principles as colour therapy.
If you don’t have the time or money to spend on expert advice, there is no need to worry. This is because you will probably already know which colours and fabrics suit your personality the best. Whether you are buying clothes to wear at a wedding, a new casual shirt or choosing knitting or crochet kits to embark on a new creative project, trust your instincts and you won’t go far wrong.