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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