TheCOLOR wheel

helps to organize the colors in the spectrum.

• Not all colors may be found on the color wheel (ex. black, gray, white, browns, {neutrals} and other specialty colors; ex. neons and metallics).

Colors are organized into 4 major groups:

• 1. Primary Colors

• 2. Secondary Colors

• 3. Intermediate Colors

• 4. Neutral Colors

1. Primary Colors

• Primary colors cannot be produced by mixing other colors together. They can only be made from nature or from chemicals.

• Primary colors make all the other colors.

• The primary colors are RED, BLUE, and YELLOW

2. Secondary Colors• Secondary colors are produced by mixing primary

colors• Primary color+primary color=secondary Color

• + Violet

• + Orange

• + Green

3. Intermediate Colors• Intermediate (in-between) colors are produced by mixing a

primary and secondary color that are side-by-side on the color wheel

• Primary color+Secondary color=Intermediate Color

• blue-green, blue-violet,

• red-violet, red-orange

• yellow-orange, yellow-green

4. Neutrals

white,

black,

gray, {values}

and browns

COLOR SCHEMES

• Monochromatic• Analogous• Complementary

Split complementTriadic

• Monochromatic Color SchemeMono = one, single,. . . as in monorailChroma = colorthus monochromatic = One color.

• This color scheme can be achieved by using tints and shades of one hue.

Color schemes

Analogous

• Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Colors with a family resemblance.

• Analogous colors will have some of the same primary color; ex. yellow, yellow-orange, and orange, or blue, blue-green, and green etc.

• Analogous will always mix well.

Color schemes

Complementary• Colors that are opposite each other on the

color wheel; ex. red and green, violet and yellow, yellow-green and red-violet etc.

• If mixed together in near equal amounts, complements make a neutral color.

• If a little of a hue’s complement is mixed in with it, the result will be a dulling or neutralizing of that hues intensity.

Split complement:

• Three colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, but to either side of the exact opposite (complement); ex. red, blue-green, and yellow-green

Triadic:

• Colors that are equally spaced. The most famous of these is the primary triad . . . red, yellow, and blue.

• Triadic harmonies are most effective if only one color is allowed to dominate.

Assignment

• Create a color strip for each of the following and label each:

1. Monochromatic color scheme (5)

2. Analogous color scheme (3)

3. Complementary color scheme (5)

Criteria:

• Correct colors for scheme

• Correct mixing

• Craftsmanship