Difference Between Colours in 1960s + 1970s + 2016

Colours in the 1960's were very bright and psychedelic because it was a decade of change and freedom. Some examples of the trending colour schemes are Andy Warhol's pop art which used very vibrant colours, The Beatles's Yellow Submarine Film, and the fashion of teenagers and young adults at the time.

                           

These colour trends were heavily influenced by the hippy drug culture at the time, as the use and availability of LSD and Marijuana increased (hence the vibrant psychedelic colours). Additionally music figures like The Beatles and Elvis Presley influenced colour trends, as well as the desire for freedom and change as the war was over and people were happy and relaxed.

As the 60s passed the colour trends changed again with culture, and at this point vibrant, bright colours became less popular changing to calm, more sophisticated earthy solid colours like beiges and browns. The country was recovering from another war, so peace and calm were reflected in these warm earthy tones.

Nowadays, the trending colours that have stood out to me are golds and yellows which were incredibly popular during the summer, and pastel colours such as baby pink and light blue. Here is a list of the top 10 colours of spring 2016 I found.

How Many Colours in  a GIF?
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What is the Colour Mode of Photoshop?
Photoshop has a range of colour modes that can be selected, these are:
Bitmap, Grayscale, Duotone, Indexed Color, RGB Color, CMYK Color, LabColor, or Multichannel