So red and yellow were separated by 10 units and in between-at five units-was orange/yellow. Taken a step further, the color wheel chart was further segmented into units where the primary colors were 10 units apart. Remember 5th grade science and ROY G BIV? The Munsell color wheel uses the same order except placed in a circle, which Munsell refers to as the “hue circle.” Any three colors separated by 120 degrees in the hue circle form a complementary trio such as red, green and blue. The hue circle was based on the artist’s concept of complementary colors with red at the 12:00 o’clock position followed by orange, yellow, green, etc., which was also based on the scientific principles of the visible spectrum. That’s when Munsell went back to his artist roots to develop the Munsell color wheel or color hue circle.Ĭolor Wheel Revolutionizes Color Communication The consummate educator, Munsell was confounded by the lack of effectiveness when communicating color beyond the basic red, orange, yellow, green, etc. Huh?… The Color Wheel Chart: A Step Away From Color Anarchy In fact, Munsell references Robert Louis Stevenson, one of the greatest writers of the time, as having difficulty describing the color he wanted in his “ Vailima Letters” (Circa 1890, page 94) where Stevenson refers to “A topazy yellow” and a red that is neither Turkish nor Roman nor Indian. Munsell, being from the metropolitan Boston area, was unlikely to have indoor plumbing.īut what really kept Munsell awake at night was color anarchy-using poetic terms to describe color such as baby blue, lemon yellow, and many more-yet failing to effectively communicate color. Imagine yourself back in the late 1800’s… electric light bulbs were “high tech” and Albert H.
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