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Color harmony

  1. Kenneth E. Burchett*

Article first published online: 13 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1002/col.10004

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Color Research & Application

Color Research & Application

Volume 27, Issue 1, pages 28–31, February 2002

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Burchett, K. E. (2002), Color harmony. Color Research & Application, 27: 28–31. doi: 10.1002/col.10004

Author Information

  1. Art Department, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035

*Art Department, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 DEC 2001
  2. Article first published online: 13 DEC 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 FEB 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 5 SEP 2000

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Keywords:

  • art;
  • color harmony;
  • color harmony attributes;
  • order;
  • tone;
  • configuration;
  • interaction;
  • similarity;
  • association;
  • attitude;
  • area

Abstract

Colors seen together to produce a pleasing affective response are said to be in harmony. The term color harmony is not, however, a concise, descriptive term; rather, it is one with a wide range of meanings because of any or all of several conditional attributes. A content analysis was done on a selection of books from color science, art and design, color theory, and psychology. The study identified key attributes and related terms consistently used to describe color harmony. Categories of terms found to be coincidental with the discussion of color harmony were order, tone, configuration, interaction, similarity, association, attitude, and area. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Col Res Appl, 27, 28–31, 2002

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