Men's fashion color match
Learning what the best color combination is can, in fact, come in handy on any occasion.
Definition of color matching
By color matching we mean the combination of two or more colors in order to make the harmony and synergy between them perfect.
We have often talked about color matching as a simple and obvious thing, but I assure you that color matching can really be considered an exact science: in some cases, the contexts of high fashion, always looking of color combinations and experiments in order to create a superlative effect (and, as such, even beyond all logic)
The basics of color matching
Before addressing the specific color combination, it seems only right to open a big parenthesis about the Itten circle.
Itten's circle
Now I'll explain how this circle should be interpreted: it starts from the central triangle, all the possible color combinations imaginable come from here, from three colors.
To get a clear picture of the combination of colors and how the various colors are born, we divide the latter into three sections:
primary colors
secondary colors
tertiary colors
primary secondary tertiary colors
Primary colors
The primary colors are those that give rise to all color combinations, the basic colors, which as we can see in the figure, are those inside the central triangle, namely:
yellow
cyan
magenta
Secondary colors
The secondary colors are obtained by mixing in equal parts, with the same proportions and percentages, pairs of primary colors obtaining:
orange (yellow + magenta)
green (cyan + yellow)
purple (magenta + cyan)
Looking at the figure above, it can be seen that there is a relationship between a transverse primary color and the two neighboring secondary ones, that is: yellow belongs to both orange and green, cyan belongs to both purple and green and, finally, magenta belongs to both orange and purple.
Tertiary colors
Tertiary colors are obtained by mixing a primary color and a secondary color placed adjacent on the six-part color wheel.
With the three primary (yellow, cyan, magenta), the three secondary (orange, green, purple) and the six tertiaries, the twelve-part chromatic circle is created, and then one could proceed indefinitely in the mixing of pairs of colors.
Here is the list of the six tertiary colors:
red-purple
blue-purple
blue-green
yellow green
yellow-orange
Matching colors and compatibles
So, after explaining how color matches work, this app of mine allows you; through a beautiful color scale, to know in the blink of an eye, which are the related matching colors:
red
light green
light blue
beige
Orange
Brown
blue
dark green
black
grey
lilac
teal
purple plum
rose
purple eggplant
After having seen the Itten circle, the basics of color matching (and how they are born), what are the primary, secondary and tertiary colors, the various compatibilities of each single color, it is time to do another important distinction.
This distinction includes:
warm colors
Cold colours
Warm colors are those closest to infrared within the visible spectrum (red, yellow, orange)
Cold colors, on the other hand, are the shades closest to ultraviolet rays (blue, green, purple)
By mixing warm colors (red-orange-yellow) and cold colors (green-blue-violet) it is possible to obtain expressive values that can be traced back to shaded-sunny, near-far, light-heavy, transparent-opaque effects.
It is possible to trace the color combinations (warm colors-cold colors), also according to the seasons in which we find ourselves.
- combination of warm or light and bright colors (beige, orange, yellow, white) during the summer period; and matching cold or dark and dull colors (purple, blue, dark green, black) during the winter.
Learning what the best color combination is can, in fact, come in handy on any occasion.
Definition of color matching
By color matching we mean the combination of two or more colors in order to make the harmony and synergy between them perfect.
We have often talked about color matching as a simple and obvious thing, but I assure you that color matching can really be considered an exact science: in some cases, the contexts of high fashion, always looking of color combinations and experiments in order to create a superlative effect (and, as such, even beyond all logic)
The basics of color matching
Before addressing the specific color combination, it seems only right to open a big parenthesis about the Itten circle.
Itten's circle
Now I'll explain how this circle should be interpreted: it starts from the central triangle, all the possible color combinations imaginable come from here, from three colors.
To get a clear picture of the combination of colors and how the various colors are born, we divide the latter into three sections:
primary colors
secondary colors
tertiary colors
primary secondary tertiary colors
Primary colors
The primary colors are those that give rise to all color combinations, the basic colors, which as we can see in the figure, are those inside the central triangle, namely:
yellow
cyan
magenta
Secondary colors
The secondary colors are obtained by mixing in equal parts, with the same proportions and percentages, pairs of primary colors obtaining:
orange (yellow + magenta)
green (cyan + yellow)
purple (magenta + cyan)
Looking at the figure above, it can be seen that there is a relationship between a transverse primary color and the two neighboring secondary ones, that is: yellow belongs to both orange and green, cyan belongs to both purple and green and, finally, magenta belongs to both orange and purple.
Tertiary colors
Tertiary colors are obtained by mixing a primary color and a secondary color placed adjacent on the six-part color wheel.
With the three primary (yellow, cyan, magenta), the three secondary (orange, green, purple) and the six tertiaries, the twelve-part chromatic circle is created, and then one could proceed indefinitely in the mixing of pairs of colors.
Here is the list of the six tertiary colors:
red-purple
blue-purple
blue-green
yellow green
yellow-orange
Matching colors and compatibles
So, after explaining how color matches work, this app of mine allows you; through a beautiful color scale, to know in the blink of an eye, which are the related matching colors:
red
light green
light blue
beige
Orange
Brown
blue
dark green
black
grey
lilac
teal
purple plum
rose
purple eggplant
After having seen the Itten circle, the basics of color matching (and how they are born), what are the primary, secondary and tertiary colors, the various compatibilities of each single color, it is time to do another important distinction.
This distinction includes:
warm colors
Cold colours
Warm colors are those closest to infrared within the visible spectrum (red, yellow, orange)
Cold colors, on the other hand, are the shades closest to ultraviolet rays (blue, green, purple)
By mixing warm colors (red-orange-yellow) and cold colors (green-blue-violet) it is possible to obtain expressive values that can be traced back to shaded-sunny, near-far, light-heavy, transparent-opaque effects.
It is possible to trace the color combinations (warm colors-cold colors), also according to the seasons in which we find ourselves.
- combination of warm or light and bright colors (beige, orange, yellow, white) during the summer period; and matching cold or dark and dull colors (purple, blue, dark green, black) during the winter.
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