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Art Glossary: Cool Colors

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Definition:

Blues, greens, and purples are considered cool colors. In aerial perspective cool colors are said to move away from you, or appear more distant.

If you compare different blues (or greens or purples), you'll see that there are also warm and cool versions of each of these colors, relative to each other.

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