Five colour terms that matter in quilting
Deciding on the colours to use for your quilt is sometimes difficult. The first step to colour confidence is to be fluent enough in a few basic colour-related terms. In this post, I share a few insights on words that we use when discussing colour. If they are new to you, this is a good starting point. And if you know the terms already, you may enjoy my examples! The five basic colour-related terms that are most important for a quilter to know are Colour Saturation Value Contrast Achromatic colours. 1. Colour Colour refers to the generic name: red, blue, yellow. This image shows a playful array of colours: I created the piece at a whim and turned it promptly into one side of a bag that I named “Rainbow Compass”. 2. Saturation Saturation means how intensive we see a colour: whether it is strong or bright, or subdued or soft. The blocks in the following image feature saturated colours: especially the purples are intense. 3. Value Value refers to how dark or light we see ...