Color Matching in Four Steps

Once you understand these words, you will have a framework for fast and easy color matching:

• Hue > What is the main Color name? You can pick from these choices:  Red/Blue/Yellow/Brown/White/Black
• Secondary Hue > Which way does it lean on the color wheel? You can pick either Cool/Warm/Neutral.  (Cool = blue and violet; Warm = red and orange; Neutral = yellow and green)
• Value > How Dark or Light is it?  You can pick Light/Medium/Dark
• Saturation >  How Dull or Bright is it?  You can pick Bright/Neutral/Dull

Let's look at some examples:

Image	Hue	2nd Hue	Value	Saturation
	Blue	Cool (blue)	Light	Bright
	Brown	Warm (red)	Medium	Neutral
	Red	Warm (orange)	Medium	Bright
	Green	Cool (blue)	Dark	Dull

When you are blending a color, you go through a four step plan, that is basically just adjusting for these four elements.

1. Start with the main Hue.  This is what you will need the most of, so start with 4 drops.
2. Tweak it with the secondary Hue to get it closer to what you want  This will be anywhere from 1 - 4 drops.
3. Adjust the value by adding black or white.  Depending on how light or dark your color is, you may need a lot of white or black.
4. Adjust the saturation by adding the complementary color.  Usually this is a tweak, just a drop -- or even less than a drop!  Add with caution.

If you follow these steps each time, you will more quickly arrive a a Dupe to a color of your choice.