a new way of thinking about color
resonancehappens when a color vibrates at a complementing frequency of another.
They connect. |
think resonanceColor Resonance is the secret ingredient that makes colors sing together (resonance)
or fight with each other (dissonance). |
dissonancehappens when colors do not share the elements that cause them to resonate with each other.
They clash. |
technical, logical, systematic thinking
a color model for the 21st century
The Resonance Color System is a device-independent color model that maps out all of 3-D color space into logical, systematically organized color spaces that support and clearly define our intuitive sense of color resonance.
Given the millions (literally) of color nuances available to us today, this is no small thing. |
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the re-designed color wheel
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In this model every color is a color.
There are no neutrals. No non-colors. The Resonant Color Wheels are composed of 15 exquisitely distinct color families: gray, white, yellow, tan-olive, orange, beige-brown, red, magenta, purple, indigo blue, blue, blue-green, green & yellow-green. |
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shared elements of resonance
temperature3 temperatures:
Warm (W), balanced (B) & cool (C). Temperature refers to the perceived warmth-coolness of each hue. |
3 x 3 = 9 color zonesColors sharing the same temperature and resolution group together into a resonant color zone, each containing all 15 color hues and form their own color wheel.
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resolution3 resolutions:
Muted (M), intermediate (I) & clear/pure (P). Resolution is a combination of saturation (chroma) and value (the lightness-brightness-darkness scale). Colors sharing the same temperature and resolution flock together into a resonant color zone, each containing all 15 color hues and form their own color wheel. |
