When you see colorful decorative cakes, you will always lament the endless surprises that colors bring to the world.
Color makes the world no longer monotonous, which makes me deeply sympathize with dogs that can only see two colors, and envy butterflies that can see colors that humans can't see.
A successful decorative cake,
Color matching is a very important factor!
If you have a problem with color matching,
Then after reading this article, the next master of color matching is you!
red
Red, yellow and blue are the most basic color units.
After the three colors are mixed with each other, three secondary colors of orange, green and purple are produced respectively.
Three colors are mixed in equal amounts and become black.
colour
Names that reflect color and appearance.
Such as red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple.
light
Refers to the brightness of a color.
Is the depth of color.
If white is lighter than black.
Brightness is high, compared with yellow and purple.
Yellow is brighter than purple.
(Brightness change of the same color)
purely
The purest color is the primary color.
The purity of primary colors is the highest, followed by secondary colors.
The purity of the third color is low again.
The more colors are mixed, the lower the purity.
With the decrease of purity
It will become a dull color with no hue.
The lowest purity is to lose hue and become achromatic color.
Cool colors, warm colors and neutral colors
According to the color, it gives people different feelings such as cold and warm.
Colors are also divided into cool colors, warm colors and neutral colors.
cool tone
Refers to the color that gives people a cold or cold feeling.
Such as blue, green and purple.
warm colour
Refers to the color that gives people a warm or fiery feeling.
Such as red, orange and yellow.
Neutral color
Also known as achromatic, it consists of several colors: black, white and gray.
Neutral colors often play the role of interval and harmony in color.
The role of cool and warm colors
Warm colors will produce a warm, bright, lively and warm feeling.
Cool colors can make people feel calm, steady and negative.
Warm colors have the feeling of expanding forward.
Cool colors have a feeling of backwardness and atrophy.
Adjacent colors, similar colors, contrasting colors, complementary colors.
There are many kinds of colors.
Here are some concepts that we often use.
Adjacent colors, similar colors, contrasting colors, complementary colors.
Similar colors
Two or more colors within 60 on the color circle.
contrast color
Two or more colors in the range of 120 on the color circle.
complementary colour
Refers to 180 on the color circle.
Adjacent color
Two or more colors within 30 on the color phase ring are adjacent colors.
Influence of similar color and contrast color on color
Similar color matching has a soft, orderly and harmonious feeling.
The matching of contrasting colors is stronger and the visual impact is stronger.
Complementary colors are more intense in color contrast.
It is easier to feel excited and excited.
hiccup
It seems hard to feel this way.
Let's talk about reality.
Look at the items and choose the cake color:
Different colors express different emotions and affinity. If you want to send cakes to classmates, colleagues or teachers, you can choose cool colors. But if it's for children, choose warm colors.
Choose a color according to its meaning:
Red represents enthusiasm, white represents purity, yellow represents nobility, blue represents eternity, and purple represents romance.
Follow the principle of harmonious cake color matching
Usually, the color combinations to be avoided are red and yellow, red and purple. It is best not to choose these brighter colors. Pink is the safest color and can also be used as the background color.
Finally, I will give you some color matching.
Scarlet+black = brown.
Sky blue+yellow = grass green, light green
Sky blue+black+purple = light blue purple
Grass green+a little black = dark green
Sky blue+black = light gray blue.
Sky blue+grass green = blue-green
White+red+black small amount = stone red.
Sky blue+black (small amount) = dark blue
White+yellow+black = mature brown
Rose red+black (small amount) = deep red
Red+yellow+white = the color of the character.
Rose+white = pink rose.
Blue+white = pink blue
Yellow+white = beige
Rose+yellow = scarlet (vermilion, orange, gamboge)
Scarlet+black = brown.
Sky blue+yellow = grass green, light green
Sky blue+black+purple = light blue purple
Grass green+a little black = dark green
Sky blue+black = light gray blue.
Sky blue+grass green = blue-green
White+red+black small amount = stone red.
Sky blue+black (small amount) = dark blue
White+yellow+black = mature brown
Rose red+black (small amount) = deep red
Red+yellow+white = the color of the character.
Rose+white = pink rose.
Blue+white = pink blue
Yellow+white = beige
Pink lemon yellow = lemon yellow+pure white
Garcinia cambogia = lemon yellow+rose red
Orange = lemon yellow+rose red
Khaki = lemon yellow+pure black+rose red
Cooked brown = lemon yellow+pure black+rose red
Pink rose = pure white+rose.
Vermilion = lemon yellow+rose red
Dark red = rose red+pure black.
Purple = pure purple+rose.
Chu Shihong = Rose Red+Lemon Yellow+Pure Black
Pink blue = pure white+sky blue
Turquoise = grass green+sky blue
Grey blue = sky blue+pure black.
Light gray blue = sky blue+pure black+pure purple
Pink green = pure white+grass green
Yellow and green = lemon yellow+grass green
Dark green = grass green+pure black
Pink purple = pure white+pure purple
Brown = rose+pure black
Harmony of basic colors
Red plus yellow becomes orange, red plus blue becomes purple, and yellow plus blue becomes green.
Red, yellow and blue are the three primary colors, and orange, purple and green are the three primary colors.
Intermittent colors and alternate colors will turn into various shades of gray.
But gray should have a color tendency,
For example: blue gray, purple gray, yellow gray and so on.
1. Red plus yellow turns orange.
2. Less yellow, more red, and dark orange.
3. Less red, more yellow, and light yellow.
4. Red plus blue becomes purple
5. Blue becomes less and red becomes purple.
Add a little red and it will become rose red.
6. Yellow plus blue becomes green
7. Less yellow, more blue, and dark blue.
8. Less blue, more yellow and lighter green.
9. Red plus yellow plus less blue turns brown.
10. Red plus yellow plus blue becomes grayish black.
(You can adjust various shades of color according to the hue. )
1 1. Red plus blue becomes purple, and white becomes light purple.
12. Yellow with less red becomes dark yellow and white becomes khaki.
13. Yellow with less red becomes dark yellow.
14. Yellow plus blue becomes green, and white becomes milky green.
15. Red plus yellow plus less blue plus white becomes light brown.
16. Red plus yellow plus blue becomes gray, and black plus white becomes light gray.
17. Yellow plus blue becomes green, and blue becomes turquoise.
18. Red, blue, purple, red, white, pink and purple (rose red)
19. Less red plus white becomes pink.
Red, yellow and blue are the three primary colors.
Orange, purple and green are three colors.
Intermittent colors and alternate colors will turn into various shades of gray.