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Art Glossary: Warm Colors

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

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Reds, oranges, and yellows are considered warm colors. But if you compare different reds, oranges, or yellows (or even the colors considered cool, such as blues), you'll see that there are also warm and cool versions of each of these colors (relative to each other only). In aerial perspective warm colors are said to come towards you.

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