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Colour Theory and Application

Colour Theory and Application covers the essential vocabulary and principles behind how colours interact and influence a room’s mood, harmony, and visual balance. This category includes terms like hue, saturation, value, complementary and analogous palettes, colour temperature, contrast, and accent colour strategies. Whether you’re selecting a cohesive palette for a living room, choosing contrasting trims, or fine-tuning accent pieces, these terms will guide your understanding of how colour decisions shape interior and exterior designs.

Abney effect

The Abney effect is a perceptual phenomenon where adding white light to a pure spectral color shifts its perceived hue. It explains why tints and pastels often look slightly different than expected.