The Color Wheel
This color wheel created by Sir Isaac Newton arranges colors in a circular order to show relationships between them.
Color Wheel
This term is known as the general name of a color, such as red, blue, or yellow.
hue
These colors sit opposite each other on the color wheel.
complementary colors
A monochromatic color scheme uses only this.
one color
These three colors cannot be created by mixing other colors.
primary colors (red, blue, and yellow)
This describes how light or dark a color is.
Red and green are an example of this type of color relationship.
complementary colors
Different tints, shades, and tones of a single color make up this type of scheme.
monochromatic
These colors are created by mixing two primary colors together.
secondary colors
This refers to the brightness or dullness of a color.
intensity (or saturation)
Blue, blue-green, and green are an example of this type of color scheme.
analogous colors
This element changes when you add white or black to a color in a monochromatic scheme.
value
This color is created when you mix blue and yellow together.
green
Adding white to a color creates this.
a tint
Complementary colors create this strong visual effect when placed next to each other.
contrast
A design using only light blue, medium blue, and dark blue is an example of this scheme.
monochromatic
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel are known by?
analogous colors
Adding black to a color creates this.
shade
Artists often use complementary colors together to make colors appear more like this term.
vibrant (or brighter)
Monochromatic designs often feel visually this because they use variations of one hue.
harmonious (or unified)