Colour Schemes
What is the colour produced by mixing yellow and blue?
Green
The three hues that are made by mixing a primary hue with another primary hue are called what?
Secondary colors
What colour do you get when you mix all three primary colours equally?
Brown
When you mix a color with its complement, you are neutralizing it. True or false?
True
Adding white to lighten a normal hue produces a what?
Tint
A design painted only with variations of a single hue is said to be what color scheme?
Monochromatic
The three hues that are so basic that they cannot be mixed from other hues are called what?
Primary Colors
Which of the following are considered cool colours?
a) Red, Orange, Yellow
b) Green, Blue, Purple
c) Blue, Red, Purple
d) Yellow, Orange, Green
b) Green, Blue, Purple
The variation in lightness or darkness of a color is called its what?
Value
What is the complementary colour of blue?
Orange
What is the term for colours located next to each other on the colour wheel?
Analogous Colours
Any hue dominated by red or yellow is called what?
Warm
The six hues that are made by mixing a primary with a secondary, producing colours such as blue-green, are called what?
Tertiary colours
The strength, purity, or brightness of a color is called its what?
Intensity
Any color that is dominated by blue or green is said to be what?
Cool
What colour scheme consists of colours located opposite each other on the colour wheel?
Complementary colours
When you darken a normal hue by adding black, you produce a what?
Shade
Colors such as grey, white, black, tan, and beige are examples of what kind of colour?
Neutral colours
Red and pink have different values, but the same what?
Hue or color
What is the colour wheel used for in colour theory?
To understand colour relationships and combinations