Pantone, the international color authority, has released the popular colors of 2021, one of which is the neutral "Extreme Gray". The "ultimate gray" element is like pebbles on the beach. Its weathered appearance represents the ability to withstand the test of time, giving people a sense of calmness and stability.
Extreme gray is a very versatile low-purity neutral color. It is not strong or dazzling. Its elegance and gentleness can hide the harsh and sharp side. At first glance, it gives people a restrained, low-key but high-end atmosphere. .
Why do some colors give people a sense of luxury?
Why do some people look better in clothes than you?
Why do other people’s home spaces have such awesome designs?
It’s because you didn’t choose the right color!
To sum up, low-saturation colors look more advanced.
Color saturation and lightness are the two most commonly used terms in color design and are one of the three elements of color (hue, lightness and purity).
Saturation: also called the purity or intensity of a color, that is, the vividness of a color. Simply put, the closer a color is to gray, the less saturated it is.
Value: Also known as the brightness or luminosity of a color, that is, the brightness of the color. Simply put, the lower the brightness, the closer it is to black, and the higher the brightness, the closer it is to white.
Saturation and lightness largely determine how a color is presented to the user. The higher the saturation and lightness, the stronger the visual impact; when the saturation and lightness are low, the visual impact is milder.
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The lower the saturation
The more comfortable the visual experience is
In actual applications, if the color saturation is too high, it will cause visual fatigue and make you never want to look at it again. However, if the saturation and brightness of the color are moderate, the human eye has higher tolerance and is more visually comfortable and eye-catching. . The best example is the hit "Story of Yanxi Palace" a few years ago, which can be said to take low-saturation color matching to the extreme!
The low-saturation tones presented in the entire film's scenes and costumes in "Story of Yanxi Palace" make the beauty of the characters in the film more three-dimensional and more prominent. A change from the bright colors of the pastThe palace style was replaced by a soothing, tranquil, calm, low-key yet luxurious picture texture, which is called "Yanxi Morandi Color".
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Its features are flashy, high-grade gray tones, and low saturation. This kind of abandons all complicated magnificence and pursues a unique simple and beautiful aesthetic color scheme. It is not ostentatious, but too beautiful to ignore.
This low-saturation color scheme is quiet and elegant. When used in home spaces, it can not only create a comfortable and de-stressing atmosphere, but also reduce color conflicts in the space. The overall tone is calm and versatile, more inclusive, and can be used for all kinds of furniture. take. If a tender home had color, this would be it!
The color texture of low saturation + low brightness is almost impeccable, quietly spreading peace and calm that reaches deep into the soul. This sense of high-end gives people a long-lasting visual enjoyment without being offensive.
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The brighter the color
The more emotions conveyed, the stronger the aggression.
Each color gives people a different psychological feeling and can even affect your mood.
Highly saturated and high-brightness colors convey emotions that lack restraint and appear simple, blind, and impulsive. For example, purple represents mystery, blue represents confusion and emptiness, red represents passion and danger, and green represents life. wait. In addition, there is a lack of connection between high-saturation and high-brightness colors, which is very blunt, chaotic, cheap, rough, and lacks a sense of quality.
High-end colors must be restrained and appear delicate, stable and quality.
High-end colors must be orderly, without any sense of chaos, and they won’t look fancy or dazzling.
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The reason why low-saturation colors look more high-end is because they convey very little emotion. And reducing color saturation is actually reducing and reducing the impact of color on people's emotions, invading your heart softly and without leaving any trace.
Of course, people's psychological feelings about color are not given later or fabricated without any basis. All of this is a natural physiological mechanism formed by evolution. Give me a chestnut——
The reason blue makes people unappetizing is because there are no naturally occurring blue foods in nature. The red-orange color gives people a sense of danger because this is the color of many poisonous organisms in nature.
Therefore, in the long-term evolutionary process of human beings, we have developed a unique vigilance towards excessively bright colors. All color psychology is gradually determined and recognized due to our own evolution. This applies to home space as well.
▲High saturation ceramic tiles (top) VS composite light-grained tiles living room space (bottom)
In the same living room space, the spatial effect of ceramic tiles with low saturation and light texture seems to be N levels higher than that of ceramic tiles with high saturation colors!
So, what follows the way of heaven and nature is the highest level and the most beautiful! As is the case with a person's clothing, so is the taste of a home. As for home decoration, if you want to play with high-end styles and create the most ideal home space, use low-saturation colors to increase your LEVEL in minutes!
After all, the quiet power of "not fighting for temporary gains and losses, but having a strong heart" is the power that good living itself can bring to us!
