Color_Vocabulary

   __ Color in Idioms and Compound Words __   Color has several uses in English, Spanish and other languages ​​, especially if we talk about idioms. Colors like red, green , blue  or black have different meanings because of its intensity, hue , opacity, brightness or other feature that stand out in them, whichgives meaning to the phrase or compound word. Take the examples that emerged in the " QuizRevolution" of <span class="hps" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">week 2: <span style="color: #888888; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">A White Lie: Something that is not true but causes n harm

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">To Feel Sad: To feel blue

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Red Tape: Complicated official procedures and forms

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Red Carpet: Special honours for a special or important person

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The Green Light: The OK to start something

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Out of the blue: By suprise, unexpectedly

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Be in the Red: Owing money, in debt

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Green with Envy: Jelaous of someone else's good fortune

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">In the Black: Having money

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The Black Market: The market not controlled by the government

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">In Black and White: Very clear and easy to understand

<span style="color: #ff6200; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">What is Color? <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Color is the aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of light being reflected or emitted by <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">them. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">To see color, you have to have light. When light shines on an object some colors bounce off the object and others are absorbed by it. Our eyes only see the colors that are bounced off or reflected. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The sun’s rays contain all the colors of the rainbow mixed together. This mixture is known as white light. When white light strikes a white crayon or marker barrel, it appears white to us because it absorbs no color and reflects all color equally.

<span style="color: #ff9500; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Concepts About Color <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Color: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> is the effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different color cones of the retina, thus making possible perception of various colors in the object.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Color Wheel: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> a color wheel shows how colors are related. On a color wheel, each <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">secondary color is between the primary colors that are used to make it. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Orange is between red and yellow because orange is made by mixing red with yellow. What goes between secondary colors and primary colors? Intermediate, or tertiary, colors are made by mixing a primary color with a secondary color that is next to it. Red-orange, yellow-orange and yellow-green are some intermediate colors.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Tints: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> are light values that are made by mixing a color with white. For <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">example, pink is a tint of red, and light blue is a tint of blue.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Value: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. Colors mixed with white <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">are called tints. Pink is atint of red. Colors mixed with black are called shades. Burgundy is a shade of red. Paintings that use only one color and the tints and shades of that color are called monochromatic (one=mono; color=chromatic).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Saturation or Intensity: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> refers to the "purity" of color. A pure color is at its highest saturation, its most intense and brightest form. If white, black or another color is added to a pure color, its saturation decreases and its intensity drops. On this palette you can see many colors in their pure and most intense form as well as colors that have lost some intensity after the artist mixed them.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Shades: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">are dark values that are made by mixing a color with black. Maroon is a shade of red, and navy is <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> a shade of blue.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Analogous colors: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> sit next to each other on the color wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related. Orange, yellow-orange, and yellow are an example of analogous colors. They are blended nicely in Sunflowers, a painting by Vincent Van Gogh. How do you know that these colors are closely related? They share a color—each of them contains some yellow

<span style="color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Color Effects: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Artists use colors to create a variety of desired effects. When an artist paints a scene or objects realistically, colors are used in imitation of the things being painted

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">In this painting the artist has used colors simply for the way in which they react with one another. Notice the intense red semi-circle and how it advances toward the viewer. The less intense colors seem to recede. Here, color creates movement!

<span style="color: #ffd400; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Colors in Feng Shui __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Yin Colors & Feng Shui __

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Blue: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Blue color according to Feng Shui has yin energy. It is calm and soothing. This color has great significance in Feng Shui as it reflects love as it heals and relaxes. Blue creates a feeling of peace and trust. Since it is the color of the sea and sky, Feng Shui associates it with adventure and exploration. Navy blue is the color of intellect and wisdom. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Black: Black color in Feng Shui symbolizes money and income, black is great for careers, especially when combined with metal. It is the Feng Shui color of emotional protection and power.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Purple: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Purple, the color that lies at the end of the spectrum, has a great significance in Feng Shui. The color is excellent for physical and mental healing and Feng Shui associates it with spiritual awareness. <span style="color: #c0c0c0; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">White: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> In Feng Shui the white color represents poise, confidence and purity. Because of its yin energy, Feng Shui uses this color mostly in combination with gold or silver to generate an calm atmosphere. The other yin colors of Feng Shui are <span style="color: #ee95a4; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">pink <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> and <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> green <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">. These colors also have their individual properties that are used in Feng Shui practice. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Yang Colors & Feng Shui __

<span style="color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Yellow: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Yellow color in Feng Shui is considered to be as auspicious as red. Yellow represents sunbeams, warmth, motion, cheerfulness and friendliness. However, according to a noted 'Color Feng Shui' consultant, prolonged exposure to large amounts of intense yellow can cause anxiety. <span style="color: #ff6200; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Orange: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">With a lot of yang energy the orange color has great significance for Feng Shui practice as it strengthens your concentration. You might use this color when your creative well runs dry. Orange color in Feng Shui is used to give you a sense of purpose. Orange is the color of organization