Graphics Reference
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The application of color to the ground within a composition can further enhance the
hierarchy. A form in one color, set on a field of another color, will join closely with it or
separate aggressively, depending on their color relationship. If the colors of foreground
and background elements are related, the elements will occupy a similar spatial depth.
If they are complementary in nature, the two will occupy very different spatial depths.
EACH COLOR
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blue, red, and yellow—assumes a place in space: blue recedes, red stays in the
middle, and yellow advances. In this case, the application of color enhances the desired spatial
location of each element.
Thomas Csano
Canada
The Identity of Color
Chromatic Interaction
Color Systems
Emotions and Messages
