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COLOR HARMONY A Guide to Creative Color Combinations Hideaki Chijiiwa Professor, Musashino College of Art wad Yam) ASIA BOOKS Copyright © 1987 by Rockport Publishers Allrights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Printed in Japan First printing 1987 Second printing 1987 Third printing 1987 Fourth printing 1988 Fifth printing 1989 Sixth printing 1990 First published in the United States of America in 1987 by: Rockport Publishers, Inc. 5 Smith Street Rockport, MA 01966 For distribution by: North Light Books, an imprint of F & W Publications 1507 Dana Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 First Canadian edition 1987 1990 edition published by Rockport Publishers, Inc. for Firefly Books Ltd. 250 Sparks Avenue Willowdale, Ontario M2H 284 Canada First Philippine edition 1988, published by Rockport Publishers, Inc. for National Bookstore 701 Rizal Avenue Manila, Philippines First Thailand edition 1988, published by Rockport Publishers, Inc. for Asia Books Co., Lid. 5 Sukhumvit Soi 61, Sukhumvit Road P.O. Box 11-40 Bangkok 10110, Thailand First Singapore edition 1989, published by Rockport Publishers, Inc. for Page One The Designers Bookshop Pte Ltd 6 Raffles Boulevard #03-128 Marina Square Singapore 1030 First Turkey edition 1990, published by Rockport Publishers, Inc. for Bilimsel EserlerKoll. Sti. Taksim, Sirasetviler Caddesi, #66 Daire 4 Istanbul, Turkey Edited and designed by Geottrey Mandel Translated by Keiko Nakamura Color consultant: Lucy Lovrien First published in Japan as Color Harmony Guide by Nagaoka Shoten, Inc. English edition arranged with Nagaoka Shoten Inc. through Japan Foreign Rights Centre Library of Congress cataloging in publication data Chijiwa, Hideaki, 1938- Color Harmony Translation of: 1. Color guides. 2. Color in art. 1. Title. ND1489.C45 1986 701'.8 82-22106 DIC numbers in this book depend on DIC Color Guide, Tenth Edition How to Use This Book 6 The Basic Colors 8 The Color Wheel 10 The Living Palette 12 Red A 2 Yellow 2B Green 4 Blue 5 Purple 16 Brown 7 White 18 Black 19 The Color Guide 20 ‘Warm Colors 20 Cool Colors a. Light Colors 2 Dark Colors B Vivid Colors 4 Dull Colors 25 Color Schemes 26 Striking 26 Tranquil 2B Exciting 30 Natural 32 Warm 34 Cold 36 Young 38 Feminine 40 Surprising 42 Color Combinations Same Hue Similar Hues Contrasting Hues Complementary Hues Achromatic Hues Four-Color Combinations Color Progressions Natural Colors Contrasting Colors Japanese Colors National Colors Pink and Blue Practical Applications Japanese Interiors Western Interiors Patterns Folk Art Packaging Appliances Posters Paintings Choosing Colors Color Conversion Chart Color Cards 44 6 51 6B 78 95 102 105 107 110 4 122 122 124 126 128 20 232 134 136 138 142 143

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