Color Wheel
What are the primary colors?
Red, blue, and yellow
What are the cool colors?
Blue, purple, and green
Define Triadic colors:
Colors are evenly spaced apart on the color wheel - creating an equilateral triangle.
Example: Red, blue, & yellow
How many colors are on the color wheel?
12
Blue & yellow
What are the secondary colors?
Green, purple, and orange
What are the warm colors?
Red, orange, and yellow
Define Monochromatic:
Made up of one color and its shades and tints
Define Hue:
A color's name
What tertiary color would you make if you mixed red and blue, and then added more red?
Red violet
What are the tertiary colors?
Yellow orange, red orange, red violet, blue violet, green blue, yellow green
What are the complementary color pairs?
Blue & orange
Red & green
Purple & yellow
Define Value:
The lightness or darkness of a color
Complimentary colors
What tertiary color would you make if you mixed 1 part red and 2 parts yellow?
Yellow orange
How do you obtain tertiary colors?
Mix one primary color and one secondary color
Name one split complementary color trio:
Choose one main color and then select the two colors on either side of its complement.
Example: Yellow, red violet, & blue violet
Define Shade:
Black is added to create a darker color.
What would be the 2 split complementary colors for violet?
Yellow orange & yellow green
How would you make the tertiary color blue green?
Mix blue and yellow to make green, then add a little bit more blue.
What are the neutral colors?
Grey, brown, and black
Name one trio of analogous colors:
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Example: yellow, orange, & red
Define Tint:
White is added to create a light color.
What would the 2 triadic colors be for red orange?
Blue violet & yellow green
What colors can you not make by mixing other colors?
Red, blue, & yellow (primary colors)