COLORCOLOR

3 Properties of Color

3 Properties of Color

•Hue: the name of a color in the color spectrum•Value: the art element tat describes the lightness of darkness of a color•Intensity: brightness or dullness of a hue

•Hue: the name of a color in the color spectrum•Value: the art element tat describes the lightness of darkness of a color•Intensity: brightness or dullness of a hue

PRIMARY COLORS:red, yellow, & blueCannot be made by mixing other hues together, but by combining the three primary colors and black and white you can produce every other color

SECONDARY COLORS:orange, violet and greenmade by mixing two primary colors

SECONDARY COLORS:orange, violet and greenmade by mixing two primary colors

INTERMEDIATE/TERTIARY COLORSred-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, blue-violet, yellow-green, red-violet;made by mixing a primary color with its secondary color

INTERMEDIATE/TERTIARY COLORSred-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, blue-violet, yellow-green, red-violet;made by mixing a primary color with its secondary color

MONOCHROMATICMONOCHROMATIC

A color scheme that uses only one hue and the tints and shades of that hue. Has a

strong, unifying effect on a design, but can be boring.

COMPLEMENTARYCOMPLEMENTARY

The colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Mixing a hue with its

complement dulls the hues or lowers its intensity.

Split complement:the combination of one hue plus the hues on each side of its complement. Easier to work with than a straight complementary scheme because it offers more variety

TRIADTRIAD

Three colors spaced an equal

distance apart on the color wheel. Contrast is not as strong as between

complements.

ANALOGOUSANALOGOUS

Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue. An analogous colors scheme creates a

design that ties one shape to the next

through a common color.

WARM & COOLWARM & COOL

Warm: red, orange, yellow – associated with warm things and seem to move toward the viewer

Cool: blue, green, violet – associated with cool things & seem to recede

Intensity: the brightness or dullness of a hue

Changes PerceptionChanges Perception

creating moods