COLOR THEORYVOCABULARY

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Hue Another name for color!

Primary Colors The three basic colors of the color wheel. Cannot be mixed, you must purchase/be

given them. The three basic colors that all other

colors come from. Red, blue, yellow

Secondary Colors Colors made by mixing two primary

colors. (2nd colors) Orange, green, purple

Tertiary Colors Colors made by mixing a primary and a

secondary color. Two word name

Red- orange Blue-green Yellow-green

Tint WHITE plus a color. Always start with white first!!!!

Shade Color (hue) plus black Just a little bit of black goes a looooong

way!

Tone Hue (color) plus gray

Value The lightness or darkness of a color Ex- maroon is a dark value of red

Intensity or Saturation

or saturation is the brightness of a color or put another way,

it's the force of the color

Color Temperature Warm and cool colors

The color circle can be divided into warm and cool colors.

Warm colors are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance

in space. Cool colors

give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression.

White, black and gray are considered to be neutral.

Complementary color scheme

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

(example: red and green). More ideas= high contrast

3 colors next to each other on the color wheel

More ideas: red, orange, yellow Red, red-orange, orange

Analogous Colors

A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel.

Purple, orange, green

Triad color scheme

Monochromatic

One color plus its tints and shades. Mono- one Chromo- color