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Have you ever noticed why tech giants like Facebook, LinkedIn, and PayPal, or financial institutions like

Chase Bank and Visa, almost exclusively use shades of blue? It isn't a coincidence or a matter of

personal preference. It is a calculated deployment of psychological triggers.

Color theory is the combined science and art of how colors interact, how they mix, how they display on

digital screens versus physical print, and—most importantly—how they influence human behavior and

emotion. If you are building a website blog, establishing a new startup, or launching an online store,

choosing your brand’s color palette is one of the most critical decisions you will ever make.

These are the three foundational colors: Red, Yellow, and Blue. You cannot create these colors

by mixing other colors together. They are the "parents" of every other color on the wheel.

When you mix equal parts of two primary colors, you get a secondary color:

• • Red + Yellow = Orange

• • Blue + Yellow = Green

• • Red + Blue = Purple

• These happen when you mix a primary color with a secondary color next to it. This gives

• you two-word colors like Blue-Green, Red-Orange, or Yellow-Green.

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The color wheel is split right down the middle into two moods: Warm and Cool.

• These are colors like Red, Orange, and Yellow. They remind us of

sunlight, fire, and heat. They feel energetic, loud, exciting, and welcoming. They naturally jump out at you.

• These are colors like Blue, Green, and Purple. They remind us of water, grass, and the night sky. They

feel calm, peaceful, professional, and quiet. They tend to sit back in the background.

When you pick a color on a computer, you will often hear three words. Knowing what

they mean makes adjusting your designs incredibly simple:

This is just a fancy word for the actual color name (like "Green" or "Blue").

This is how intense or vibrant the color is. High saturation means the

color is super bright and vivid. Low saturation means the color is washed out and closer to gray.

This is how light or dark a color is.

 • Adding White to a color makes a Tint (like turning red into soft pastel pink).

• Adding Black to a color makes a Shade (like turning red into deep burgundy).