8.14.5 Color

Color plays an important role in the design of interior environments.  Color has a large impact on how people feel and behave in a space.  Its quality affects emotions directly and immediately.  Color also affects the success of daylighting, surface and furnishing colors should be carefully selected to enhance the daylighting design. See Appendix D for more information on daylighting. Successful interior designs harmonize form, space, light, and color.  Information on color and light, optical effects, basic color theory, color schemes, and applying color in facilities can be found in Corps of Engineers, Design Guide (DG) 1110-3-122, Design Guide for Interiors, Chapter 3, Light and Color and in the Air Force Interior Design Guides, Chapter 9, Color Principles, Part 1 and Part 2.   

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