ROLE OF COLOUR IN INTERIOR DESIGN
Color is an international visual language understood by all so when you’re trying to communicate or transmit something through interior design, there’s no better way to do it than through color. In order to do that, we need to understand how colors behave, how they change their character and how they influence our mood. All colors change their character when lightness and saturation are modified so it’s not enough to pick a color for a certain interior design element because we also need to pick a shade. Light colors are airy and, as a general rule, they make rooms feel larger and brighter. Dark colors are sophisticated and warm and they make rooms feel intimate.
Colors basically behave in three ways. They can be active, passive or neutral. Neutrals include black, gray, white and brown and these colors are often used to establish balance in a décor that includes both active and passive shades.
The colors we use in our interior design and décor have an impact on the atmosphere we create and we need to correctly assess what this ambiance should be before we choose the colors. A bedroom, for example, needs to be calming and relaxing. A living room has to be exciting and energizing and so on.
Positivity and Negativity of colour:
COLOUR | POSITIVE | NEGATIVE |
WHITE | Clean, innocent, fresh, pure, soft, goodness | Emptiness, pristine, isolation |
RED | Power, strength, love, energy, warmth, desire | Warning, danger, anger |
GREEN | Growth, heal, natural, freshness, environment | Jealousy, guilt. envy |
BLUE | Professional, security, integrity, loyalty, trust | Coldness, masculinity, fear |
BLACK | Luxury, sophistication, prestige, elegance, classy | Mystery, evil, death |
ORANGE | Social, fun, confidence, success, courage, optimism | Sluggishness, ignorance |
YELLOW | Creativity, light, motivation, happy, intellectual | Unstable, irresponsible |
PINK | Tranquil, nurture, sensitive, love, happy, happy | Immaturity, weak, feminity |
By
Tanzinat Islam
Assistant Professor
(Interior Design &Decor)
