primary and secondary colors
color wheel basics
levels and tones
formulation and mixing
correction and neutralization
100

there are 3 primary colors 

red, blue, yellow

100

the opposite of blue on the color wheel 

orange 

100

the darkest level on the hair color scale

level 1

100

hydrogen peroxide is also called 

developer

100

this color neutralizes oranges tone

blue/violet

200

mixing red and yellow creates what secondary color

orange 

200

complentary colors do what to each other

neutralize/cancel out

200

the lightest blonde level number

level 10

200

equal parts of two colors on opposite sides of the wheel create this effect

neutralize

200

this color cancels out red tones 

green

300

this primary color is the strongest and hardest to neutrlize

blue



300

the colors opposite of red-violet

yellow-green


300

tone describes hair color as these three categories

warm, cool, and neutral

300

the volume developer that lifts up to levels 

20 volume

300

a toner is used after this chemical service 

lightening/bleaching

400

mixing all 3 primary colors result in

brown/neutralize

400

these colors are next to each other on the color wheel 

analogous

400

a level 6 natural is usually considered this color family

dark blonde/ light brown

400

this type of color last 4-6 weeks and gradually fades

demi-permanent color

400

the process of removing artifical hair color

color correction or color remover
500

secondary colors are made by mixing 

two primary colors

500

cool color family

blue, green, and violet 

500

the term for underlying pigment exposed during lightening 

contributing pigment/undertone

500

the propor way to describe mixing ratio for color

color to developer ratio

500

when hair turn green from chlorine, apply this tone to neutralize

red

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