The First Colors
What are the Primary Colors?
Red, Yellow, and Blue
What are the secondary colors?
Orange, Violet, and Green
What is the term; tints and shades of one color?
Monochromatic Color Scheme
Define the word tint.
A color and white mixed together.
What colors do "CMYK" and "RGB" stand for?
"Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key(Black)" and "Red, Green, Blue"
Why are the primary colors called primary?
They are the colors that create all other colors. You cannot create these colors.
What is red + yellow?
Orange
What is the term; 2 colors opposite from each other on the color wheel?
Complementary Color Scheme
Define the word Shade.
A color and black mixed together.
An art tool used to organize colors.
Color Wheel
When you mix the primary colors equally you get what?
Gray
What is yellow + blue?
Green
What is the term; 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel?
Analogous
What happens when an Analogous color scheme is used?
One color will dominate, one will support and another will accent.
What Color Mode best suits Print format?
CMYK
What happens when you mix 1 primary and 1 secondary color together?
A tertiary color is formed
What is red + blue?
Violet
What are the 3 Color Schemes?
Analogous, and Complementary, and Triadic
How do you make tertiary colors?
Mixing 1 Primary and 1 Secondary colors together.
What Color Mode best suits digital display?
RGB
What happens when you mix 2 primary colors?
A secondary color is formed
What is another name for Violet?
Purple
List the 3 examples of the Complementary Color Scheme.
Red & Green, Yellow & Violet, Orange & Blue
When you use 2 complementary colors together what effect can happen?
They can really make imagery pop, but overusing them can get tiresome.
Why can benefit by color theory?
Branding, marketing and sales.