---
title: "2 Colors Quotes By Van Day Truex"
description: "2 Colors quotes by Van Day Truex. Plus more from Van Day Truex and more Colors sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg"
---

> [Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg)

> [The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color-is-to-use-a-lot-of-it-thus/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/van-day-truex-27054_approach_the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color_2855207.jpg)

## Other authors on Colors

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-suzy-kassem-596.jpg) Suzy Kassem 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/suzy-kassem/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-markus-zusak-64459.jpg) Markus Zusak 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/markus-zusak/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ellsworth-kelly-32817.jpg) Ellsworth Kelly 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/ellsworth-kelly/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-matisse-41358.jpg) Henri Matisse 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/henri-matisse/)

## More by Van Day Truex

> [Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [ The combination of an individual\[i.e., a client\] with a positive idea of living and a good designer is the great force in contemporary decoration.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-combination-of-an-individual-i-e-a-client-with-a-positive-idea-of/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/interiors-speak-rooms-emphasize-whether-one-exists-or-lives-and-there/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/better-rooms-better-furniture-better-objects-d-art-can-only-be/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/there-is-nothing-more-trite-than-a-period-room-imposed-on-a/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/i-suppose-the-most-marked-example-of-color-as-structure-is-in-the/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/in-design-mother-nature-is-our-best-teacher/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/too-many-bright-colors-make-for-congestion-too-many-bright-colors/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [The overscaled compositions being produced by so many abstract painters, which are full of movement and use of color, are ideal example, ideal transformations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-overscaled-compositions-being-produced-by-so-many-abstract/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger approaches need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/it-is-general-knowledge-for-anyone-interested-in-color-that-subdued/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/how-obvious-it-is-that-color-has-its-various-connotations-hue-value/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/remember-color-is-not-just-color-but-mood-temperature-and-structure/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Control, edit and distill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/control-edit-and-distill/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of Louis XIV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-modern-scene-in-decoration-is-not-a-unified-or-controlled-one-the/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Go to the source for ideas, go to the Metropolitan Museum, find your inspiration in nature, go to the Museum of Natural History, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/go-to-the-source-for-ideas-go-to-the-metropolitan-museum-find-your/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Colors Quotes By Van Day Truex",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Van Day Truex"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.” — Van Day Truex",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Van Day Truex"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color-is-to-use-a-lot-of-it-thus/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/van-day-truex-27054_approach_the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color_2855207.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/van-day-truex-27054_approach_the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color_2855207.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/van-day-truex-27054_approach_the-easiest-approach-to-any-strong-color_2855207.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too…” — Van Day Truex",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/",
            "name": "Colors Quotes by Van Day Truex",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/van-day-truex-27054_color_rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature_18504.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Colors quotes by Van Day Truex. Plus more from Van Day Truex and more Colors sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Colors",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Van Day Truex",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/van-day-truex/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```