Types of Colors 1
What are primary colors? Which colors are primary?
They make all other colors. Yellow, blue, and red.
How do you make green?
Mix blue and yellow.
What color is complementary to orange on the color wheel?
Blue
List 3 warm colors.
Red, orange, yellow.
What another name for purple?
Violet.
What colors are secondary colors? How are they made?
Green, orange, and purple. You mix a primary color with another primary color.
How do you make purple?
Mix blue and red.
What color is complementary to green on the color wheel?
Red
List 3 cool colors.
Blue, purple, green.
What type of color is yellow?
Primary
Yellow green is what type of color?
Tertiary
How do you make orange?
Mix yellow and red.
What color is complementary to purple on the color wheel?
Yellow
Why are complementary colors called "complementary colors"?
They are across from each other on the color wheel.
A blend of any two complementary colors is called a?
Neutral or neutral gray.
How do you make tertiary colors? Give 3 examples of tertiary colors?
Mix a primary color with a secondary color. Yellow green, Blue green, Blue violet Red violet, Red orange, Yellow orange
How do you make yellow green (lime green)?
Make green by mixing blue and yellow. Add more yellow than blue.
What color is complementary to yellow green on the color wheel?
Red purple
How is Tint made?
Color + White
How is shade made?
Color + Black
Define Intensity?
The brightness or dullness of a color.
How do you make red purple?
Mix red and blue to make purple. Add more red than blue.
What color is complementary to red orange on the color wheel?
Blue green
What are analogous colors? -Don't need to give examples.
3 colors next to each other on the color wheel.
Define Value?
The lightness or darkness of a color.