Color Meanings

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Psychological Classification

Traditional Significance

Red

Traditional Significance  

Psychological Classification  

Warm/Cool  

Light/Dark  

Notes  

RGB Hex  

CMYK  

HSV  

Luma  

Associated colors

 
Red
 
Maroon
 
Light Coral
 
Crimson

RGB = Red, Green, Blue

CMYK = Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

HSV = Hue, Saturation, Value

Luma = how light (vs. dark) the color is.

Traditional Complementary Colors

Red  Green

Orange  Blue

Yellow  Purple

Computer Complementary Colors

Red  Cyan

Yellow  Blue

Green  Purple

Warm Colors   

Warm colors come forward.

Cool Colors   

Cool colors recede into the background.

Light Colors   

Medium Colors   

Dark Colors   

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