Color Basics
What is another word for color?
Hue
Name the three primary colors.
Red, yellow, and blue
This is a color scheme that uses various tints and shades of a single color.
Monochromatic
What is the brightness or dullness of a color?
Intensity
This refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Name the three secondary colors.
Orange, violet, and green
This is a color scheme that uses colors that are next to each other with a single color in common. For example, red, red-orange, and red-violet.
Analogous
Do tints and shades have to do with value or intensity?
Value
This is created by adding white to a color
Tint
Name three warm colors
Red, yellow, and orange
This is a color scheme that uses two colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel.
Complementary
All colors not on the wheel
Neutral
This is created by adding black to a color
Shade
Name three cool colors
Blue, violet, and green
This is the color scheme that uses one color and the two colors on either side of its opposite on the color wheel. For example, violet, yellow-green, and yellow-orange.
Split-complementary
Hunter green, maroon, and navy blue are examples of
Shade
A combination of colors selected for a room design in order to create a mood or set a tone.
Color scheme
Name the six tertiary/intermediate colors
Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, and yellow-orange
This is the color scheme that uses three colors spaced at equal distances apart on the color wheel.
Triadic
All colors not on the wheel but one
Neutral with an accent