Post on 11-Oct-2020
PROPERTIES of COLOR
Value
Color Wheel
The color wheel is the color spectrum bent into a circle, a useful tool for organizing colors.
Primary Colors
Primaries cannot be mixed by combining any other hue.
Secondary Colors are created by combining primary colors
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Primary + Primary = Secondary
Tertiary Colors / Intermediate Colors
Intermediate or TERTIARY colors are made by mixing a primary color with its secondary color.
Hue is the name of a color in the color spectrum
Tints
A TINT is a light value of a hue
Shades
A SHADE is a dark value of a hue.
Color Harmonies
Monochromatic color schemes
Analogous Colors
Complementary Colors
Color Triads
Split Complements
Warm and Cool Color
COMPLIMENTS
COMPLIMENTARY COLOR SCHEME
Split Compliments
Analogous Colors
Warm and Cool Color temperature can be described as warm or cool. Warm colors seem to more forward, cool colors seem to recede. Temperature can convey mood.
Intensity or SaturationIntensity is the brightness or dullness of a hue. A pure, bright hue is called a high intensity color. Dull hues are called low intensity colors.
ON YOUR PALETTE: MIX THE FOLLOWING COLORS
A primary
A tint of that primary
A shade of that primary
The compliment of the primary
An analogous hue to the compliment
A 50/50 mix of the primary and complimentary hue
The 50/50 mix + white