Color Wheel
Characteristics of Color
Color harmonies
Color properties
100
a spectrum bent into a circle
Color Wheel
100
Name the three characteristics of color
Hue, Value, Intensity
100
the colors opposite each other on the color wheel
Complementary
100

Green, blue, and purple are all ____________.

Cool colors

200
Red, Blue, and Yellow
Primary Colors
200

Name of a color

Hue

200

Colors next to each other on the color wheel

Analogous

200
Red, orange and yellow are all ___________.

Warm colors

300
Purple, Orange, and Green
Secondary Colors
300
the art element that describes the darkness or lightness of a color
Value
300

Color with one hue.

Monochromatic

300

True or false. To lighten a color, add black to it.

False. Add white.

400
Primary + Secondary=
Tertiary
400
brightness or dullness of a hue
Intensity
400

True or False. Yellow and purple are complementary.

True

400

True or false. To get monochrome, mix white or black with one color. 

True

500

an element of art that is derived from reflected light

Color

500

When you mix a color with white you get ________. 

Tint

500

True or false. Green, red and blue are analogous. 

False. They do not touch each other on the color wheel.

500

Hue + gray = ?

Tone

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