“Spring.” A Batik Wall Hanging, by C. Bertram Hartman and Peter Mijer
With red as the basic color, and with the strength of color in mind as suggested before, we find that
- Orange over red will give orange red.
- Yellow over red will give orange.
- Green over red will give dark grey, green or red.
- Blue over red will give violet.
- Violet over red will give red violet.
- Brown over red will give red brown.
- Black over red will give grey red.
The following mixtures of dyes are valuable:
- Yellow, orange and blue with yellow predominating make gold.
- Orange and green with orange predominating give russet shades.
- Orange, green and red give orange brown.
- Orange, blue and magenta give bronze.
In studying out the color scheme of any piece it is desirable to refer to the [Color Chart] for contrasts, related colors and combinations that are not familiar.
If a perfect balance of contrast of any tint of a color is desired, the contrasting tint must show the same proportion of white in its make-up; but the contrast may be made more decided by choosing a lighter contrasting tint.
Yellow has the tendency to come nearer the observer and it adds warmth and brilliancy to all its combinations with other colors. Red is less brilliant than yellow, but it is the most intense and positive of all the colors. Blue is the retreating cold color. It shows its quality best by daylight. Blue and white are the strongest color contrasts excepting black and white.