Color Mixing
Color Wheel
Value
Color Schemes
Random
100
What do you get when you mix yellow and blue together?
Green
100
What are the primary colors?
Red, blue, and yellow
100
What would I add to a color if I want it to be darker?
Black
100
What are three colors you could use to make a warm color scheme?
red, orange, yellow
100
If I add gray to a color does it make it more or less vibrant?
less
200
What two colors mixed together create orange?
red and yellow
200
What are the secondary colors?
Purple (violet), green, and orange
200
How do you make a tone?
hue (color) mixed with gray
200
What is a complementary color scheme? (definition not example)
Uses two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel to create high contrast and vibrancy.
200
Does the ratio of paint I use when mixing colors effect the final color?
Yes
300
What two colors would I mix to create teal?
blue and green
300
Name one pair of complementary colors
red and green
orange and blue
yellow and purple
300
What is the term for a color that is darker than its base hue, created by adding black?
A shade
300
What is a monochromatic color scheme? (definition not example)
Uses one base hue (color) from the color wheel, expanded by adding white, black, or gray to create various tints, shades, and tones
300
Is black a color?
Scientifically speaking, NO!
It is the absence of color—it absorbs all wavelengths of light. But in art, it’s often one of the most powerful “colors” you can use for depth, contrast, and drama.
400
What color would yellow and purple mixed together make?
Brown/ gray (depending on ratio)
400
Why are primary colors called primary?
They are the colors that create all the other colors- you cannot create these colors.
400
What is the term for a color that is lighter than its base hue, created by adding white?
A tint
400
What is a triadic color scheme? (definition not example)
Utilizes three colors equally spaced around the color wheel, forming an equilateral or isosceles triangle
400
If a color is too vibrant or saturated and I want to tone it down without changing the value, what would I add?
Gray
500
What happens when you mix a primary and a secondary color together?
You make a tertiary color
500
What are tertiary colors? (how are they created- not examples)
created by mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary color
500
Define value
The relative lightness or darkness of a color, tone, or shade
500
What is an analogous color scheme (definition not example)
Analogous colors sit next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common base hue that creates an harmony when used together
500
What is an achromatic color scheme? (definition)
A color scheme is one that possesses no hue, made up of only white, grays, and black (tints, tones, and shades).
