Color Wheel
The three primary colors used in traditional color theory.
What are Red, Blue, Yellow
The color system used by digital screens like TVs and phones.
What is RGB
Colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel.
What is Analogous colors
A color scheme that uses one color with different shades or tints.
What is monochromatic?
The element of design that refers to how light or dark a color is.
What is value
Colors created by mixing two primary colors together.
What are Secondary colors
The color system used in printing with ink.
What is CMYK
Colors that sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel.
What are Complementary colors
A color created when white is added to another color.
What is a tint
The term that describes how bright or dull a color appears.
What is saturation
The color made when red and yellow are mixed.
What is orange
In CMYK printing, this letter represents black.
What is K
This complementary color pair includes red.
What are Red and Green
A darker version of a color created by adding black.
What is a shade
Colors such as red, orange, and yellow that feel energetic.
What are warm colors
The color located directly opposite red on the color wheel.
What is green
The type of color mixing used in RGB light systems.
What is Additive color mixing
The typical number of colors used in an analogous color scheme.
What is Three
A design style that often uses monochromatic color schemes.
What is minimalist design
Colors such as blue, green, and purple that feel calming.
What are cool colors
Colors formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color.
What are Tertiary colors
The type of color mixing used in printing systems like CMYK.
What is Subtractive color mixing
The visual effect created when complementary colors are used together.
What is High Contrast
The reason designers use monochromatic color schemes to keep designs simple and unified.
What is harmony
The study of how colors work together in art and design.
What is color theory