Color Schemes
Artist Examples
Color Wheel
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This color scheme used one color, plus black & white

What is Monochromatic?

200

Georgia O'Keeffe's Orchid paintings are an example of this color scheme.

What are analogous colors?

200

A circle of colors that includes primary, secondary, and sometimes tertiary colors.

What is a color wheel?

400

This color scheme uses blues, greens, and purples.

What is a cool color scheme?

400

This is an example of which color scheme.

What is monochromatic?

400

These colors consist of Red, Blue, and Yellow.

What are primary colors?

600

This color scheme uses 3-4 colors next to each other on the color wheel.

What are analogous colors?

600

This artwork is an example this scheme, which is not analogous.

What is a warm color scheme?

600

These colors are made by mixing primary and secondary colors.

What are tertiary colors?

800

This color scheme uses colors across from each other on the color wheel.

What are complementary colors?

800

Theresa's Horse paintings are an example of this color scheme.

What are complementary colors?

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These colors consist of Green, Orange, and Purple.

What are secondary colors?