Shades, Tints, and Tones
A light value of a hue made by adding white.
Tint
Red, yellow, and blue are considered
Primary colors
A pure unmixed color
Hue
Reds, yellows, and oranges- usually used to depict heat, passion, and intensity.
Warm Colors
Blue's complement is
Orange
A dark value of a hue made by adding black.
Shade
Green, Orange, and Violet are created after mixing two primary colors together
Secondary colors
How bright or dull a color is refer's to a color's
Intensity
Blues, Greens, and violets - used to depict calm and relaxation.
Cool colors
Yellow's complement is
Purple / violet
A mid value of a hue made by adding grey.
Tone
Colors made by mixing two primary colors together are
Secondary colors
A color scheme made of a primary color, the secondary color next to it, and the intermediate/tertiary in between is known as a/an…
analogous color
Two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel (hint: made up of a primary and a secondary
Complementary colors
Red's complement is
Green
A color scheme uses ONE color with tints, tones, and shades of that color.
Monochromatic
A color scheme uses the colors orange, purple, and green.
secondary
Black, brown, gray, and white are what type of color scheme?
Neutral colors
A color scheme that uses the 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel.
analogous colors
You use this color to neutralize a color.
complementary
When you shine light through a prism it separates into this
a rainbow
You use these three colors to create brown.
Red, Blue, Yellow or Primary colors
The color spectrum bent into a circle is called a
color wheel
The color made by mixing a primary color with the secondary color next to it (for instance- red+orange=?)
Tertiary or Intermediate color
Red-Orange's complement is
Blue -Green (cross complementary)