COSMETOLOGY : HAIRCOLORING 1, COLOR THEORY

Cosmetologists need to understand the color theory in order to become a professional colorists. Some haircolors appear similar (like different blondes on the same level), but they might have color bases that, when applied over each other could cancel each other, or make an unwanted color; for example: a hairdresser ignorant of the color theory might mix two blondes similar in appearance, but with contradicting bases, like blue and gold together, resulting in green base (too ash) color on client's hair.
The 3 color types are: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. The primary colors are: blue, red and yellow. Secondary colors are combination of primary colors: primary +primary = secondary color.They are: green, orange, and violet. Green=blue+yellow, Orange = red +yellow, Violet=blue+red. Tertiary colors are made of one primary and one secondary colors. Tertiary =primary+secondary. Tertiary color are: blue/green, blue/violet, red/orange, yellow/green, yellow/orange, red/orange, red/violet.
Color tone refers the warmth or coolness of the color. Warm tones are blue, green, and violet. Cool tones are red, orange, and yellow. Warm and cool tones cancel each other and are positioned on the opposite side of the color wheel. They are called complementary colors. Learn more about them in my next video: COSMETOLOGY: HAIRCOLOR 3, Color Levels and Tones.