Core Concepts
for a Universal Foundation in Colour Literacy

Experiencing Colours

• Colour is a visual phenomenon

• Colours play many essential roles in our lives

• Colour impacts us in complex ways

Describing Colours

• Colours can be described by more than just a hue name – they can be vivid, pale, dark or muted

• Colour organization is 3-dimensional

Perceiving Colours

• Light is key for colour

• Colour is a perceptual experience

• Not everyone perceives colours in the same way

• Colour perception is contextual

Working with colours

• Colours communicate

• Mixing results depend on process

Intermediate Concepts

Describing Colours

• Colour terms vary between disciplines

Perceiving Colours

• Colours’ appearances can change as we look at them on different devices

Working with Colours

• There is more than one way to define complementary colours

• Colour plays a key role in our digital environment

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