COLOR_VOCABULARY


 * **Idiom** || **Meaning** || **Example Sentence** ||
 * **beet red** || dark red (usually to describe face) || My sister's face turned **beet red** when I caught her singing in front of a mirror. ||
 * **black and blue** || bruised and beaten || We found the poor guy **black and blue** near the train tracks. ||
 * **black and white** || straight forward, very clear || The rules we gave the kids were **black and white**. No answering the phone or the door. ||
 * **black out** || faint || I always **black out** at the sight of blood. ||
 * **black sheep** || the odd or bad member of the group || My oldest brother was the **black sheep** in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen. ||
 * **born with a silver spoon in one's mouth** || born into a rich family || Keiko hasn't worked a day in her life. She was **born with a silver spoon in her mouth**. ||
 * **catch red handed** || catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal || The kids were **caught red handed** stealing chocolate bars. ||
 * **golden opportunity** || the perfect chance || The models' conference was a **golden opportunity**for me to sell my beauty products. ||
 * **grass is always greener on the other side** || you always want what you don't have || I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. **Grass is always greener on the other side**. ||
 * **grey area, gray area** || something without a clear rule or answer || Writing personal email in the office is a **grey area**that needs to be discussed at the next meeting. ||
 * **the green light** || permission || The builders were given the **green light** to begin the tower. ||
 * **green with envy** || very jealous || I am **green with envy** over Julio's new wardrobe. ||
 * **(have a) green thumb** || be skillful in the garden || You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a**green thumb**. ||
 * **have the blues** || be sad or depressed || I always **have the the blues** during the winter time. ||
 * **in the dark** || unaware || Antoine left his wife **in the dark** about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport. ||
 * **in the red** || in debt || When we were **in the red** we almost had to sell the house. ||
 * **once in a blue moon** || very rarely || We only go out for dinner **once in a blue moon**. ||
 * **out of the blue** || unexpectedly || I got a phone call from a long lost cousin **out of the blue** last week. ||
 * **red tape** || official or bureaucratic tasks || There is still some **red tape** to deal with in terms of the inheritance. ||
 * **red eye** || an airplane flight that takes off after midnight || I caught the **red eye** so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains. ||
 * **roll out the red carpet** || treat someone like royalty || When relatives come to town my grandmother **rolls out the red carpet**. ||
 * **rose coloured glasses** || unrealistic view || Paula imagines Hollywood with **rose coloured glasses**. ||
 * **see red** || be very angry || I **saw red** when that guy grabbed my sister's purse. ||
 * **tickled pink** || very pleased and appreciative || My mom was **tickled pink** when my father brought roses home for her. ||
 * **true colours** || real self || Suzanne doesn't show her **true colours** when we have guests over. ||
 * **white lie** || an innocent lie to protect another person's feelings || We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a **white lie**. ||
 * **with flying colours** || with distinction || I passed my road test with **flying colours**. ||

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 * color**, effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different color cones of the retina, thus making possible perception of various colors in the object.=====

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Color wheels are helpful in the discussion and selection of colors using any color model. A standard color wheel has 12 distinct hues, but does not have any visual information about saturation or value. These 12 hues can be classified in three categories, primary, secondary, and tertiary.=====
 * =====Primary colors are the defining colors of the wheel. In the color wheels below, they appear in the center as well as equally spaced around the circle. On the traditional artist's color wheel red, blue, and yellow are primary colors.=====
 * =====Secondary colors are the three colors that are equal distant from the primary colors. On the traditional artist's color wheel violet, green, and orange are secondary colors.=====
 * =====Tertiary colors are the colors between each primary and secondary color. On the traditional artist's color wheel red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, and red-orange are tertiary colors.=====

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 * Value** refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. Colors mixed with white are called tints. Pink is a tint of red. Colors mixed with black are called shades. Burgundy is a shade of red. Paintings that use only one color and the tints and shades of that color are called monochromatic (one=mono; color=chromatic).=====

**Analogous** (uh-NAL-uh-gus) colors sit next to each other on the color wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.
Colors are often associated with **moods**. For example, we say "green with envy," "a blue mood." Certain colors also look cool, such as blue, green and violet; and others look warm, like red, orange and yellow. Artists use colors to create a variety of desired effects. When an artist paints a scene or objects realistically, colors are used in imitation of the things being painted. When small dots of pure color are applied close together, the viewer's eyes mix the colors. Notice that each dot of pure color the artist has used looks bright, but when your eye mixes them they are subdued, almost neutral.

**Black** is the absence of color (and is therefore not a color)

**White** is the blending of all colors and is a color Cool colors have yin energy Warm colors have yang energy Red color is the most powerfull and hottest color
 * Feng Shui colors:**
 * Black** is the most yin color

WOOD ELEMENT COLORS: Green and brown. Mean hope. FIRE ELEMENT COLORS: purple, red, oranges, and dark yellows. Mean: love and reputation EART ELEMENT COLORS: light yellow, light brown. Mean stability. METAL ELEMENT COLORS: white, grey and shapes of grey. Mean clarity and creativity WATER ELEMENT COLORS: black,different shapes of blue. Mean purity and wisdom