by Marie Meyer | Jun 23, 2016 | Color, Quora questions
My answer on Quora: Contrast of value – which means lightness & darkness – is by far the most important thing. And, therefore, you can’t do better than black and white, because there isn’t anything that contrasts more in terms of value. If that...
by Marie Meyer | Jun 10, 2016 | Color, Quora questions
I received this question today on Quora: How does royal blue and navy blue differ? My answer: Colors have 3 dimensions: hue, or color family, such as “red” or “blue” or “yellow”; value, which is lightness or darkness; and chroma, which is purity or intensity. Royal...
by Marie Meyer | Jun 2, 2016 | Color, Quora questions
A Quora user asked: What colours are complementary to gold? My [brief] answer was: “Gold” colors are moderately dull yellow-reds. Therefore their complements are blues and purple blues. Here I will expand on that just a bit. Firstly, it is important to note that the...