Color Theory in 5 Minutes

Color theory is a part of design that transcends any particular discipline. It's as important when decorating a house as it is when you design a website. Knowing how to apply color theory is an almost guaranteed way to make things look better and more professional. Here are some of the basic fundamentals of color, just enough to get you started. The color wheel that most of us have seen since we were in elementary school, was invented in the early 1700s by Sir Isaac Newton. It is still used today as the basis of color theory.