Color Schemes
Artist Examples
Color Wheel
100
This color scheme used one color, plus black & white
What is Monochromatic?
100
Georgia O'Keeffe's Orchid paintings are an example of this color scheme.
What are analogous colors?
100
A circle of colors that includes primary, secondary, and sometimes tertiary colors.
What is a color wheel?
200
This color scheme uses blues, greens, and purples.
What is a cool color scheme?
200
This is an example of which color scheme.
What is monochromatic?
200
These colors consist of Red, Blue, and Yellow.
What are primary colors?
300
This color scheme uses colors across from each other on the color wheel.
What are complementary colors?
300
Theresa's Horse paintings are an example of this color scheme.
What are complementary colors?
300
These colors consist of Green, Orange, and Purple.
What are secondary colors?
400
This color scheme uses 3-4 colors next to each other on the color wheel.
What are analogous colors?
400
This artwork is an example this scheme, which is not analogous.
What is a warm color scheme?
400
These colors are made by mixing primary and secondary colors.
What are tertiary colors?