Name the primary colors on a color wheel. (Hint - There are three)
Red, Yellow, and Blue.
Name the secondary colors on the color wheel. (Hint - there are three)
Orange, Green, and Violet
This tool is represented by an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, which shows the relationships between primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors.
Color Wheel
This is a set of guidelines for mixing, combining, and manipulating colors.
Color Theory
Another name for color.
Hue
This is created when black is added to a hue.
Shade
Colors positioned directly across from one another on the color wheel.
Complementary Colors
This is created when white is added to a hue.
Tint
This is created when gray is added to a hue.
Tone
Can be used to describe or measure how much light can pass through an object affecting the level translucency.
Opacity
These are color combination schemes that create pleasing contrasts and consonances. Examples include complementary colors, split-complementary colors, color triads, or analogous colors.
Harmony or Color Harmonies
Each of these is made from mixing equal amounts of two different primary colors.
Secondary Colors
This is how light or dark a color/hue is. For example, the lighter a color, the closer to white it is. It represents a color's relative lightness or darkness or grayscale and it’s crucial for creating contrast and depth in visual art.
Value
The perceived hue/color in relationship to its brightness. Lighting conditions can affect the influence of how “weak” or “strong” a color is. Think chroma + value.
Saturation
These are colors without a predominant hue. They can be muted shades that appear to lack color but often have underlying hues that change with different lighting.
Neutral Colors
Each of these is made from mixing two secondary colors, such as mixing green and violet.
Tertiary Colors
An attribute that expresses the purity of a color, measured by the level of vividness or perceived intensity.
Chroma or Chromaticity
Generally, these are colors that do not overpower in hue and appear to recede or go back in space. They can be used to describe any color that is calm or soothing in nature and can typically make a space seem larger.
Cool Colors
A color scheme where three colors equally separated on the color wheel are selected.
Triadic
A color scheme where combinations of two complementary pairs of colors with none of the colors being adjacent on the color wheel.
Tetradic
A Color scheme that uses a single hue with varying shades tints and tones to produce a consistent look and feel, with lighter and/or darker variations.
Monochromatic
Generally, these are colors that seem vivid or bold in nature and appear to advance, or come forward to the viewer. They can make an area feel closer and more intimate and create a sense of energy or excitement.
Warm Colors
A color scheme where one color and its adjacent colors are selected on the color wheel. Two or more colors that are side-by-side on the color wheel are typically selected and can create harmony.
Analogous Colors
A color scheme that involves a base color and a couple of secondary colors. You can find it by first choosing a base color, then find its complement or the color directly across the color wheel from it. Then to find the two other colors, you identify the two evenly spaced colors directly adjacent to the base color’s complementary color. Base + adjacent complement + adjacent compliment.
Split Complimentary
A color scheme used to describe the absence of any hue. Examples can include black and white, black and gray, gray and white, or black, gray and white.
Achromatic