1. Part One

2.  It can make clothes seem warm or
cool, bright or drab.
 It can create illusions of making you look
taller or shorter, larger or smaller
 It can emphasize or play down your features

3.  The apparel industries stress new colors and
color combinations each season. When they
become popular, designers and promoters
give them fashionable names.
 These new names are to convince you to need
to wear these colors to be in fashion, because
the colors are new and fresh on the fashion
scene.

4.  Different colors invoke different emotions or
thoughts in people
 What do the following colors make you feel?

6.  Hot, dangerous, angry, passionate, sentiment
al, exciting, aggressive, vibrant and powerful

8.  Lively, cheerful, joyful, warm, energetic, hope
ful, hospitable

10.  Bright, sunny, cheerful, warm, prosperous, co
wardly, deceitful

12.  Calm, cool, fresh, friendly, pleasant,
balanced, restful, lucky, envious

14.  Peaceful, calm, restful, serene, tranquil, sad,
depressed, formal

16.  Royal, dignified, powerful, rich, dramatic, my
sterious, wise, passionate

18.  Innocent, youthful, faithful, peaceful, pure

20.  Mysterious, tragic, serious, sad, dignified, sile
nt, sophisticated, strong, wise, evil

22.  Modest, sad, old

23.  Hue: the name given to a color:
red, yellow, violet
 Value: the lightness or darkness of a color

24.  Tint: a lighter value of a color, white is added
to a color to make it a lighter hue
 Red + White= Pink
 Shade: a darker value of a color, black is
added to a color to make it a darker hue
 Red + Black= Burgundy

25.  Intensity; the brightness or dullness of a
color.
 Bright colors have more intensity
 While dull, faded colors have low intensity

26.  Neutrals: black, white, beige, browns, even
denim are considered neutrals in apparel

28.  Primary colors are
equal distance apart on
the color wheel.
 They are “primary”
because no color
combination can
create those colors.

29.  Colors halfway
between the primary
colors
 Created by mixing two
primary colors
together

30.  In between a primary
and secondary colors.
 Created by mixing one
primary with one
secondary.

31.  Red, yellow, and
orange
 They appear to
advance, which makes
they body look bigger
 Creates a
lively, outgoing
impression

32.  Green, blue, violet
 They appear to
recede, which makes the
body look smaller
 Gives the feeling of
quietness and
restfulness
 Many plus size designers
use cool colors because
it makes people wearing
them look smaller

33. Part Two

34.  Different
intensities, shades, and
tints of one color.
 It is restful to the eye
 Neutrals can be added
for contrast

36.  3 colors adjacent on
the color wheel

38.  Opposite hues on the
color wheel, directly
across from one another.
 The complementary
color of a primary color
is the color you get by
mixing the other two
primary colors:
 Red's complementary
color is blue + yellow =
green
 Blue's complementary
color is red + yellow =
orange
 Yellow's complementary
color is blue + red = purple

40.  Three colors- combine
one color with the two
colors on either side of
it’s complement.
 Look at the color
wheel, draw a line
straight across to
determine a
complementary pair, and
then look to the
immediate right and left
of the complement.

42.  Three colors
equidistance apart on
the color wheel

44.  Combines
black, white, gray, or
shades of brown with a
bright color accent

45.  According to Rick Valens, a freelance writer
for Fashion-In Style, brings to you new
fashion and lifestyle ideas …

46.  A popular color in fashion, light and neutral. It
goes well with any color.
 Considered a summer color, a good choice for
tops.
 Always have some in your wardrobe. It readily
matches bottoms of any color; a pair of
jeans, khaki pants, a gray shirt, a bright colorful
skirt.
 Associated with cleanliness and purity, innocence
and gentleness. White gives you a feeling of
freedom and uncluttered openness.

48.  A popular color in fashion, always stylish and
never out of trend
 A good choice for bottoms. Directly opposite of
white, it readily matches tops of any color.
Nonetheless, it is also a popular choice for
tops, making the wearer appear slimmer. A great
complimentary color for accessories like a pink
sparkling evening bag, or a diamond necklace.
 A mysterious color, it gives you a feeling of
perspective and depth. Symbolizes elegance and
refinement, it is always regarded as a prestigious
color.

50.  An expressive color extensively used in
fashion
 Most visible and lively of all colors, it creates
attraction and excitement, the wearer naturally
portrays an images if
excitement, enthusiasm, energy, and confidence.
 A physically inspiring color often associated with
vitality and ambition, love and passion.

52.  A color commonly used in casual fashion.
 Similar to red, it creates attraction and
excitement. However, is suggests amore fun and
sunshine-y mood. The wearer tends to bring
about cheeriness to the group. Usually liked by
those who embrace change.
 The color of sunshine, often associated with
joy, liveliness and optimism.

54.  A popular color liked by most.
 Emotionally opposite to red and yellow, it brings
about a soothing and relaxed feeling; pleasant to
the eyes. Naturally refreshing in mood, it’s a good
choice for daytime wear.
 The color of summer skies and seas, often
associated with calmness, affection, idealism and
inspiration.

56.  A feminine color
 Similar to blue, it’s soothing to and pleasant to the
eyes. Naturally sweet in moon, it has a lasting
girly appeal. Girls in pink tend to portray a very
sweet and pleasant image, always attractive to
the guys.
 The color of cotton candy, often associated with
warm, everlasting affection and tender love.

58.  Brown tends to be casual and informal