Color Theory in CorelDRAW

In Last Lecture, We learned about which things? First things, What is Visual Communication? What is the scope of a career? Which software used and what are the types of Graphics? We learnt all these four things in our last lectures and basic theory also.

But, before starting the designing, we must know what are the most important things in designing. The most important thing in designing is color theory. Color theory is very much important. Because color brings attention to any design and organizes content and set elements.

Color is an emotion, and we understand lots of things from it. Like we can say that color is poetry. We only get attracted by colors, no one likes black and white things or simple things. Always everyone like colorful things. Hence, color is a very important thing.

A Graphic Designer is not required to possess a deep knowledge of color but he/she must have a basic understanding of color because if he/she has knowledge of color then only able to work in different industries.

Like, if there is a CA firm or any finance firm, then what color should be used there?

If there is saloon work, then what color should be used in that?

If there is a fashion designing firm, then what design should be there?

If there is a T-shirt shop, then which kind of color should we use there?

A designer must have knowledge of all these things!

Then all these things depend on color theory. Who made color theory?

There is a very famous painting by world-famous artist Leonardo Vinci, who created that color theory and then after that color theory is continued till date.

In color theory, the first primary colors are RGB. Red, Green and Blue.

In the world, all screens and digital screens, like your mobiles, PC, TV and theater screen etc. OK!

All screen and digital screen, each one of them is made by R G B. Red, Green and Blue. It is also called Primary Colors.

Then after, it comes, CMYK. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. This is also known as the Print process model. C M Y K

In the world, all prints and printing materials get converted in C M Y K and then after getting printed.

CMYK colors are a little bit dull and RGB are very bright. OK!

You understand the difference, friends!

RGB is only and only used for digital. Red, Green and blue.

And C M Y K is used for print media. All printing materials get printed in CMYK only.

Now Let’s understand, what is an example of CMYK?

You have seen these four dots in newspapers. OK! You have also heard of four color printing. OK! Then that is only talking about four color printing i.e., CMYK. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.

Now another thing is that here is RGB and here is CMYK. Now why black considered as K? This is a very basic question. Because we have opted B for Blue one hence in last for black we considered K. That’s why CMYK. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.

RGB for digital screen and CMYK only for print media.

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There are three more things involved in color, that is Hue, saturation and value.

Let’s understand these three things.

HUE! What is Hue? Hue is a pure color and there is no shading and tint in that.

Now. Let’s talk about the difference between shading and tint?

In any color, we add black gradually and then the result is a palette called Shades. Add black color and make any color that is called shades.

And, in any color add white and then the result palette is called Tint. Shadow! You heard the word shadow. And according to this is shade.

Adding white is tint.

OK! That was HUE. There is only pure color in Hue without any shades or tint.

Saturation! Starting from white or Bright color and going to pure color, that is called Saturation. Saturation and Desaturated. Saturated color and Desaturated color are types of colors.

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Then after, it comes to value. Value starts from lightness or brightness and goes to darkness or black or shades. That’s Value.

Three things. Hue, Saturation and Value.

You don’t need to have deep knowledge of colors but should have a basic understanding of this. Because color makes designing beautiful.

Now, we learn about Formulas.

In color theory, there are formulas and according to those formulas we make a design. We make a design within its palette.

First comes, Monochromatic color.

This is a color wheel. Based on the color wheel and their formulas, lots of designs are made.

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So, the first formula is the Monochromatic formula. Three or Four shades available of any color is known as Monochromatic formula. Ok!

Then after it comes Analogous.

Analogous is a such thing, which makes a palette by using shades of any three colors or two colors. That is known as palette. This is also known as neighbors.

Then after, it comes to complementary.

 Complementary colors involve colors which are opposite to each other. Here for example, Red and Green or Pink and yellow or Blue and mustard yellow. These all colors are Complementary colors. Which can mix face to face colors and make a design.

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Split complementary colors.

There is a triangle available and according to that triangle design is created. Taking all these four colors, a beautiful design can be created.

If you take any color outside of this triangle, suppose you take any random color, then that design will not be up to mark of color contrast and not beautiful as well because this is against the formulas and opposite as well.

So in color theory, we have to take care that while creating any design, we should try to match with color wheel and color formulas and nearby of that. Because color theory is very much important.

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 Then after, it comes Triadic color. That is also a perfect triangle.

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Likewise, Red, blue and green and we have taken shades of these three colors and created a palette. Now we will create a design in this palette.

One thing you will always have to remember is that, whenever you take a palette of any color theory, then whichever color looks totally different or shades of that color go in a different direction then use very less.

Like, there is any cartoon and he wears a cap or any bracelet or socks, those details which are very small or minor then they only use these colors.

Like Triadic color, where there are four colors out of that only blue is looking totally different. Rest colors, like yellow, mustard yellow and red, these three colors belong to the same color palette and same shades. But the blue one is different from everyone, so we have to use this color very less. We can not show this color more because it will look very different.

Because of this, always whichever color palette you select and in that palette which color looks totally different that color should be used very less.

So, we have always worked within the limit of the color palette.

Then after, it comes Tetradic color.

Tetradic colors are in the form of squares. Which is known as four colors. OK!

All four points in that color wheel are used for creating any design.

Now we will learn about designing, what we should do with colors and what we should not do with colors.

Now, I will simply teach you, whenever you don’t understand any color or you don’t get an idea about color theory, then remember a basic thing, whenever you take a color always remember to choose opposite colors only, like on dark background only light content will work and on light background only dark content will go. So remember this only.

Why is that? Because it is very basic. Why is that? Let me explain to you.

Because light color is visible only on dark background and dark color is visible on light background. if you put dark color on dark background or saturated color on saturated color then it won’t be visible at all.

Ok! This is a basic thing. But sometimes we make mistakes in designing, we put dark color on dark like on black color we put brown color then it won’t be visible. We have to use a light one. If we light color then only it would be visible in dark color.

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For example, as you can see, the red color is very bright and blue one is also very bright but it seems dark because of red. This is an illusion of our eyes.

But if I change it, now as you can see how it looks now. OK!

What did we do? We put white on red and now it is perfectly readable and it improves the readability, and that content color theory is also seeming focused, and the importance of that content is also visible.

This is a very basic thing. Whenever you take light background then take dark only and whenever you take dark background then only use light only.

See this, how does it look to you? OK! No one would like it because it is not readable, and readability is very less. Our eyes also get trouble when we see it. OK!

But when we see this, our readability improves, and we understand what is written here, and it also improves the importance of content.

It is very important to play with colors . Which colors we are taking and above that is the color of our element and what is the color of our content. OK!

Now here is another example, see colors in this! OK! We have taken light colors here. OK!

In the background, there is purple and above that we used white and we made cartoons by using yellowish and greyish color.

But you can see that here is also a readability issue. What can we do here to improve the looks? 

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If we bring dark in the background. Now you see cartoons and content, readability of content improved, and importance of cartoons also improved.

Whenever you play with any colors, then always remember which color you are using. OK!

Because of colors only, any design will look beautiful. We can not create any things by using any color and always remember if you create any design then the maximum number of colors should be three and not more than that. Whatever design you make, use three colors max. You can take less than three but not more than three. That design, as you can say, becomes clumsy and will not look great at all.

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There are so many websites and platforms, where color palettes are easily available and we don’t need to create them by ourselves. OK!

If you don’t remember the color formulas taught by us and you need to create a design, in that case what you have to do is go to such a platform and take the color palette directly from there and use that. Copy it directly from there. OK!

Websites like, Pinterest, Adobe color wheel, these two websites provide colors for free. OK!

So, from there you can take colors for free, and you can do a copy of that.

Until you don’t build up creativity, you can copy. Because eventually you will learn from copying colors.

OK! You have to understand the rules and regulations of designing and colors, then only you become a good designer.

You can practice here by taking a color palette. OK!

We learnt lots of things today. We learnt types of colors, understood the concept of CMYK, understood about RGB, learnt about saturation, Hue and value. Also learnt how to use colors and you can practice from here like Pinterest and adobe color wheels.

We competed in color theory today.

If you have any question in regard to color or you are not getting anything like formula or you are getting issues in color palette then in that case, click the discussion button below the video and post there. This way, you will be able to connect to fellow learners and discuss the course. Also, Our Team will will try to resolve that and will help in color theory. OK!

That was all about color theory. Next topic will be about the CorelDraw interface.

Our theory portion is finished. Whole theories like from color palette to color theory, designing material to designing theory material that all is completed.

Now, we have to learn practical skills.

In the next topic, we will learn the CorelDraw interface. Now we will start doing actual designing.

OK! Thank you so much friends!