When considering a color as either warm or cold, you need a point of reference. For example, with these three yellows – Hansa Yellow Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, and Hansa Yellow Deep:
- Hansa Yellow Light is greener than the other two, so it’s considered cool.
- Hansa Yellow Deep is redder than the other two, so it’s considered warm.
- Hansa Yellow Medium is cooler than Hansa Yellow Deep, but warmer than Hansa Yellow Light.
Cool Primaries:
- 漢莎黃光
- 檸檬黃
- 喹吖啶酮玫瑰
- 永久茜素深紅
- 酞菁藍(綠相)
- 鈷藍,鉻
Warm Primaries:
- 漢莎黃中號
- 鎘黃中色調
- 喹吖啶酮珊瑚
- 喹吖啶酮紅
- 酞菁藍(紅色調)
- 法國群青
