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
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