How do you mix colors to make black?

These colors are great for bedrooms because they make the space feel cozy yet sophisticated. If it feels a little dark, you can always consider it for a guest room.

Reduce a color picture to shades of a single color

You can simplify a color picture in Publisher by reducing the number of colors in the picture. Doing so can reduce the picture’s file size and reduce the cost of printing. Applying a uniform color to all pictures in your publication can also unify your publication.

1. Click the picture that you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click Recolor, and then click the color that you want, or to see more color choices, click More Variations.

Restore the picture’s original colors

The picture’s original color information remains stored with the image, so you can restore the picture’s original colors at any time.

• Click the picture, click the Format tab, and then click Reset Picture.

Change a picture to grayscale or to black-and-white

1. Click the picture that you want to change.
2. On the Format tab, click Recolor, and then choose Grayscale.

Restore the picture’s original colors

The picture’s original color information remains stored with the image, so you can restore the picture’s original colors at any time.

• Click the picture, click the Format tab, and then click Reset Picture.

You can reduce the number of colors in a picture in one of three ways:

• Change the picture to shades of a single color.
• Change the picture to grayscale.
• Change the picture to black-and-white.

Note: You can change pictures that are in Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format only to grayscale or to black-and-white.

Change a picture to shades of a single color

1. Right-click the picture that you want to change, and then click Format Picture on the shortcut menu.
2. Click the Picture tab.
3. Under Image control, click Recolor.
4. In the Recolor Picture dialog box, click the arrow next to Color, and then click the color that you want or to see more color choices, click More Colors, select the options that you want, and then click OK.

Note: If your publication uses spot colors, More Colors is not available.

• Click Recolor whole picture to apply tints of the selected color to the entire picture.
• Click Leave black parts black to apply tints of the selected color to only those parts of the picture that are not black or white.

Restore the picture’s original colors

The picture’s original color information remains stored with the image, so you can restore the picture’s original colors at any time.

1. Right-click the picture, and then click Format Picture on the shortcut menu.
2. Click the Picture tab.
3. Click Recolor.
4. In the Recolor Picture dialog box, click Restore Original Colors.

Deep Green

Nicole Gibbons, founder and CEO of Clare, tells me one unexpected color that has been popular recently is the aptly named Current Mood. “A lot of people are surprised by its popularity. It’s a rich, moody shade, but it’s surprisingly versatile—it seamlessly fits any space. I’ve seen people use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen cabinets, home offices—really anywhere!” Gibbons says.

A similar, slightly darker hue Gibbons recommends as an alternative is Deep Dive, which is a bold blue-green.

Pink

While many of us are under the impression that pink is over, this couldn’t be further from the truth. “Even though millennial pink was such a trend a few years ago, it’s still around and still popular,” Gibbons explains. “Wing It and Meet Cute are proving that pinks can be both playful and sophisticated. When a color lasts beyond a season, that’s when you know it’s more than a trend and here to stay.”

If you like pink but don’t quite know the best way to use it, you can always try it in a bathroom or powder room.

Red and Purples

Reds and purple are bold but really fabulous choices for anyone looking to make major design impact. “We love using reds and purples!” says interior designer Sarah Stacey. “At first, it can scare a client, but it is all about the shades that you use and how you pair them. We love a really rich shade of both purple and red—they can add so much warmth and dimension to a space,” she explains. “We’ve done a full set of kitchen cabinets in a sort of rich cranberry red and it was so successful.”