Color & Light Simply Color

Lighting throughout your home impacts the appearance of your wall colors. Here's a helpful tip to preview colors in your space.

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Color is everywhere adding beauty and interest.

But what makes an apple red and the sky blue?

Color is a reflection of light.

Our eyes see a color based on which light wave is reflected.

Lighting conditions also affect how you view a color.

Natural light or daylight produces a brighter more vivid hue.

Incandescent lighting provides warm yellow light which intensifies warm colors and mutes cool complementary hues.

Fluorescent light tends to cast a greenish light that flattens warmer colors.

As you can see, light plays a significant role in how you view, and ultimately choose color. That's why it's a good idea to preview a color before painting an entire room.

Use Sherwin-Williams Color to Go samples to test a few hues on your wall. Or paint sample boards and move them around your room.

View the colors at different times of the day and under varying light conditions to see which one you like best. For more color ideas pick up our Simply Color brochure at any Sherwin-Williams store or visit our website.