Color Basics

Understand color, from models and meanings to harmonies and relationships.

Coastal photograph beside five coordinated color swatches in deep blue, pale blue, sand, sage green and terracotta.

How to create a color palette from an image

Sometimes the colors you need are already right in front of you. You may have a wedding photograph with soft sage leaves, warm skin tones and an old stone wall. […]

A blue base color expanding into lighter and darker blues, neutral colors and a small warm accent.

How to create a color palette from one color

Sometimes you do not need more inspiration. You already have the color. Maybe it is the blue in your logo. A green you keep coming back to. A warm orange […]

Abstract still life of navy, sage, coral, ochre, cream and translucent glass geometric forms in a softly lit studio.

Color Meanings: What Colors Can Communicate

Color can say a lot without saying anything. A deep blue can feel calm in one palette and serious in another. Red can suggest energy, love, danger, confidence or urgency. […]