Color Basics
An Element of Art that is derived from reflective light.
Color.
Mixing two primary colors creates this.
A secondary color.
Using a hue with all of it's tints, tones, and shades.
Monochromatic.
Cool Colors.
Located in between Red and Blue; a secondary color.
A tool used to show the relations of colors.
Color Wheel.
Modifying a color by adding black creates this.
Shade.
Colors that are polar opposite of one another on the color wheel.
Complimentary Colors.
The degree of lightness or darkness of a color.
Value.
The colors that cannot be created by any combination of other colors.
Red, Blue, and Yellow.
A pure color, one without tint or shade.
Hue.
A lighter version of a color is made by using ____.
The Addition of White.
Three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel.
Triad Colors.
Colors that move toward a viewer.
Warm Colors.
The color opposite of green.
Red.
There are ____ colors on a color wheel. (One that includes primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.)
12.
Adding neutrals to a color creates this.
Tone.
Three or more colors that are adjacent to one another on the color wheel.
Analogous.
Mixing a primary color with a secondary color creates this.
Intermediate Colors.
The colors adjacent to yellow-orange.
Yellow and Orange.
Which acronym is used to describe the sequence of hues commonly found in nature.
ROYGBIV.
Mixing two complimentary colors together creates this.
A Neutral Color.
A color scheme that uses one color and a color on each side of its complement.
Split Complementary.
The brightness or dullness of a hue.
Intensity.
Orange is in a triad with what two hues?
Green and Purple.