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HISTORIC DISTRICT GENERAL DESIGN GUIDELINES SUPPLEMENT
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Introduction
Color Science Terminology
Hue
Color Ensembles
Architectural Delineation
Context
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INTRODUCTION
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Color & Paint
“Conservative”. “Muted”. “Soft”. “Not Bright”. “Not Garish”.
These words are found in Boulder’s historic district design guidelines to help define
acceptable paint colors. The words may seem clear, but without physical
examples to support them they can be interpreted in many ways. And often these
interpretations may not be historically sympathetic to the structure or the district in
which it resides.
Unfortunately, except for the Floral Park and Chautauqua districts, there are no
pictures or color samples ( aka ‘color palettes’) - only words. This situation tends to
force color choices to rely solely on interpretation and personal taste. Which can
lead to inconsistency, not only within districts but within neighborhoods and
individual streets, as one person’s ‘conservative’ tone may be another’s ‘garish’
tone.
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Understanding which colors were actually ‘historic’ can be difficult without a color
palette. This absence of district-specific palettes can be traced at least partially to
a lack of documentation as there are few color photographs of structures within the
districts. This is the direct consequence of color photography being either non-
existent or in its infancy during much of the ‘period of significance’ for most
districts. Consequently there are few records of the colors that were used.
Although direct documentation is sparse, there is however some understanding of
the dyes and pigments that were available, which at least provides us with a small
basis to make color estimations. We also gain some additional knowledge through
local anecdotal history, such as the use of ‘red’ and ‘white’ being considered ‘farm’
colors and therefore not likely to be selected for the main body of the house. And
little relief can be found in current paint manufacturer’s ‘historic’ lines as they are
too generic to faithfully reflect Boulder’s unique past.
All of these conditions make any quest to repaint a home in an historically accurate
color scheme likely to be very difficult unless an architectural historian who
specializes in color is hired to take core samples directly from your building.
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This document attempts to address some of the difficulty in choosing a paint
scheme when an official color palette is absent. It will do this through the use of
‘color science’ language to analyze and explain colors from current color
photographs of buildings found in Boulder’s historic districts and other areas both
in and outside of Boulder county.
Each building’s body (field) and trim components are graded in terms of
‘Value’ (amount of black or white added to the hue), ‘Intensity’ (strength of the hue)
and Context (the overall effect of the color palette on the architectural details of the
building and it’s compatibility with neighboring structures). In addition there is an
‘Overall’ rating applied to indicate the color scheme’s general suitability.
Hopefully the document will provide more clarity and understanding for the
selection and application of paint color and in so doing will help to keep Boulder’s
historic districts ‘historic’ - at least until definitive color palettes can be created.
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TERMINOLOGY
THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR SCIENCE
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Color is generally discussed and understood through the following properties.
Hue:
Understanding hue requires a brief discussion of color theory. With visible light, individual colors are components of
white light that, when divided into a spectrum or rainbow, will run from red through all colors to violet. Colored
objects and materials appear to have a specific color because they only reflect some of this spectrum and absorb
the rest. The material in paint that does this is termed the ‘pigment' . To systematize and control making paint and
inks, three colors; red, yellow and blue, are termed ‘primaries’, because other secondary colors, like orange, green
and purple can be created by mixing them. Mixing all of them should yield black, if pigments are strong enough.
There is a similar phenomena with light, such as theatrical spotlights, in which red, green and blue are the
primaries. Crossing any two will create a secondary color of light such as yellow, cyan or magenta, and mixing all
three creates white light. Although seeing color is a phenomena of light, what is important here to us is the color of
the paint itself.
Creating a true primary color with paint requires very high-purity pigments and is therefore difficult to do. High-
purity hues are thus rarely seen in large areas of paint and can look out of place or ‘garish’ in the context of a
neighborhood. Consequently painting buildings in strong primary or secondary hues is generally discouraged in
most areas.
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The language Of Color Science (1)
Value: The amount of black or white added to a base color. If black=0 and white=10 then 5 means equal
amounts of both.
Intensity: The brightness or saturation of a given hue, also termed its purity
Factors of 'value' and 'intensity' are components of contrast. Very high contrast colors such
as white and black can also lead to a ‘bright’, ‘garish’ or even ‘cartoon-ish' appearance and
are generally discouraged.
The properties of HUE, VALUE, INTENSITY and CONTRAST apply to the discussion of an
individual color, but the colors applied to buildings tend to be used in 'ensembles', thus other
concepts come into play such as those on the following slide:
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Context: The juxtaposition of a color to other colors on a building as well as the
overall juxtaposition of a building to its surroundings. The perception of a given
color changes within the context of other colors. Some colors are so incompatible
that when they are adjacent they will appear to vibrate.
Delineation: The use of color or color properties to highlight architectural details.
Delineation is generally a highly desirable quality in a historic building. Any color
that is used monochromatically, without any variation that respects changes in
architecture components, will look flat and un-detailed. Thus monochrome
treatment of historic structures is not desirable and is discouraged..
Field and Trim/Ensembles: Discussion of delineation requires discussing color
at minimum in terms of a 'Field' color (principle color of the building) and 'Trim'
color(s) which are considered secondary portions (e.g. frames, doors, cornices and
other linear or small area components). When considering the field colors of a
building unpainted materials such as brick and stone need to be considered as
part of the color scheme.
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HUE
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Red
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Red is the first of the visible hues - and tends to be an
attention-grabbing color. Where it occurs in nature it has
connotations of warning or marking something as significant. In
human use it is frequently similarly applied.
As paint, red pigments have a particular quality of needing to
be at high purity to remain red.
Mixing with white to try to lighten it yields pink which is seen as
a distinct hue, and adding other pigments will quickly pull it to
another color. Because of this quality it is not frequently used
as a primary paint color other than for agricultural, utility or
other non-residential types of buildings. Naturally red colored
materials such as brick are, however, used fairly often.
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Palette Category:
RED (White)
Field:
Hue:
Value:(1-10)
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Palette Category:
RED (Gray/Green)
Field:
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Palette Category:
RED/WHITE
Field:
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Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Green
Field:
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Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Green/Blue/White
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Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Brown/Cream/Green
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Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Brown/Cream
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Orange
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Orange - which directly follows red on the spectrum, shares
some of red's qualities but it can sustain lightening and still
appear as an orange.
Not particularly suitable as a field color in high saturation, it can
be used well when softened either by adjustment of value to a
middle range or to define detail at higher intensity.
As with all colors, ensemble with other colors or materials and
context help determine when use is most appropriate.
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Palette Category:
ORANGE/White
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Palette Category:
ORANGE/Green/Brown/Cream
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Palette Category:
ORANGE/Yellow/blue/White
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Palette Category:
ORANGE/gray
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Palette Category:
ORANGE/violet/Green
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Yellow
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Yellow spans a fairly wide range of almost distinct yellows from
its warm orange side to cooler yellow-greens.
Some yellows at high intensity can almost be visually annoying
but because of its spectral position it can be used in
combination with many other colors and can create some
interesting color schemes.
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Palette Category:
YELLOW/green/violet/white
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Palette Category:
Yellow/Orange/Blue/White
Field:
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Palette Category:
YELLOW
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Green
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Green has a similarly wide range to yellow and similar qualities
at high intensity.
Purer greens are not frequently used for field color but when
drifted into grays, greens are frequently used for field and detail
and can be consonant with a range of other colors and
materials.
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Palette Category:
GREEN/Brown/Cream
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Palette Category:
GREEN/Brown(door)/Cream/Red (brick)
Field:
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Palette Category:
GREEN/Brown
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Palette Category:
GREEN (Brown)
Field:
Hue: Red (brick)
Value :3
Intensity:Low
Rating:Encouraged
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Hue: Brown
Value :9
Intensity:Medium
Rating:Encouraged
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Hue: Brown
Value :5
Intensity:Medium
Rating:Encouraged
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Hue: Green (Gray)
Value :6
Intensity:Medium
Rating:Encouraged
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Hue: Magenta
Value :3
Intensity:Low
Rating:Encouraged
Palette Category:
GREEN (Brown)
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Blue
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Blue has a characteristic of intensity that makes it difficult to
use as a color in many settings.
Adjacent to bright red its edges can appear to vibrate or be
hard to focus on. Some of these effects can persist even as it is
lightened or darkened to grays.
Certain tones of blue are similar to sky and ocean and may to
desirable in some areas because of this quality. Blue-grays will
have a cool or almost metallic quality but they can be used to
good effect if carefully considered.
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Palette Category:
BLUE
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BLUE
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Palette Category:
BLUE/GRAY/White
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Violet
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Violet - and purple - is at the upper limit of visible light and at
high purity can appear energetic or electric. They are difficult
colors to work into ensembles but they can be useful for
delineation and differentiation of details. Pushing them towards
gray can make them broadly useful in many contexts
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Palette Category:
VIOLET/White/Black
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Palette Category:
Gray/Violet/Magenta
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Palette Category:
VIOLET/Blue/Gold
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White/Black/Gray
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These hues are included here because in addition to the
role they play in the value sequence with any other color,
they are also frequently used in pure form for trim and
other architectural elements. They also serve as base
pigments in many different colors of paint.
White/Black/Gray
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WHITE appears white because its pigment reflects all visible colors
making it the brightest of tints. In strong sunlight it can be very intense and
almost blinding. For this reason paint manufacturers make mostly whites
that are diminished by a degree, mixed with small amounts of other colors.
Regardless, even these off-whites will still reflect most all of colored light
and will appear as intensely bright. Just as the brightness makes whites
useful for delineation and detailing, it also makes it less desirable as a field
color and as such it was rarely used in historic-period residential
structures except in agricultural applications, thus its use is discouraged in
our historic districts.
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At the opposite end of the spectrum, BLACK is equivalently as
intense as white, except that it reflects virtually no visible light and
rather than appearing bright it can create an appearance of a void or a
dark featureless object.
In some instances black is useful as a delineation color but against a
field of white or other color of most any brightness it will create an
effect of excessive contrast, which is not particularly desirable in
historic districts where such conditions rarely occurred.
Black as a field color rarely ever has been used in residential settings
and is strongly discouraged in our historic districts and on the
architecture characteristically found in most of them?
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Mixing black and white yields a middle or true GRAY. This gray will
appear flat projecting neither warmth nor coolness. Gray is frequently
mixed with other colors and even though remaining mostly gray, the
resulting color will gain some characteristics of the other colors.
Grays mixed with color on the red-side of the spectrum will appear to
be warm, and on the blue-violet side will appear cool. This factor
should be considered when pairing grays with other more pure colors
in an ensemble, or with other grays of differing brightness. Large
areas of gray can almost have emotive effects in many conditions of
light and thus use of grays should be carefully considered in area, in
ensemble and in context.
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GRAY(white)
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GRAY(very dark)
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Browns
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This family of hues are secondary colors created by mixing red
and yellow (orange) with various cool-side spectral colors like
blue, green and violet.
Browns can be mixed in a range from those appearing warm to
those that appear cool. On buildings they are rarely used when
mixed to higher purity for anything except details and trim.
More often they are used when mixed towards gray values for
field sized areas.
Because of their multi-primary components they harmonize
well with multiple color families and they can be useful to
visually transition between colors that otherwise would not
work together well.
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Brown/White
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BROWN
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BROWN/Green
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COLOR ENSEMBLES
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Colors within Ensembles
57
Color needs to be discussed as an ensemble as that is the way
it is generally seen.
In a group of colors any individual color may look different
depending on the colors around it.
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Green/Yellow/Brown/Cream
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Violet/Gray(violet)/Magenta
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59
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Palette Category:
VIOLET/Blue/Gold
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60
Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Green/Orange
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Yellow/Green/Plum/White
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61
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Green/Orange/Brown
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62
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Red(brick)/Green/Brown/Cream
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Context: APPROPRIATE/MARGINAL/INAPPROPRIATE
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Commentary: Res lops liqitos lorem…
Palette Category:
Green/Orange/Violet/Black/White
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63
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Palette Category:
Brown/Cream/Green
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64
Palette Category:
RED(brick)/GRAY
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Context: APPROPRIATE/MARGINAL/INAPPROPRIATE
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Commentary: Res lops liqitos lorem…
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RED(brick)/BLUE/WHITE
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In-District
DO NOT USE if negative
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Yellow/Green
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ARCHITECTURAL DELINEATION
66
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RED(brick)/Brown/Cream/Green/Plum
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68
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WHITE/RED
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69
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Palette Category:
Green/Brown/Cream
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70
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Commentary: Res lops liqitos lorem…
Palette Category:
VIOLET/Blue/Gold
Field:
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Value:(1-10)
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71
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Palette Category:
Brown/Cream/Green
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72
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Palette Category:
WHITE
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73
Palette Category:
RED(brick)
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BROWN
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CONTEXT
74
75
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Palette Category:
Brown/Cream
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76
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Palette Category:
Red(brick)/Green/Blue/White
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77
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Palette Category:
Foreground: Yellow/Green/Plum/White
Background: Gray/White
Field:
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Value:(1-10)
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78
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Commentary: Res lops liqitos lorem…
Palette Category:
Green/Brown/Cream
Field:
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FINIS
79