The Color Wheel
Systems of Colors
Analogous Colors
Systems of Color Pt 2
Complementary Colors
100

Three primary colors of the color wheel

Red, Blue, Yellow

100

The three light based colors

RGB

100

Colors next to blue

Blue Green & Green or Blue-Violet & Violet

100

Another name for color

hue

100

Complementary colors are... 

Colors opposite on the color wheel

200

Three secondary colors of the color wheel

Green, Orange, Purple

200

The three systems of colors designers use

RGB, CMYK, and Spot

200
Typical analogous color palettes include ___ colors.

3

200

Subtractive Color Space

CMYK

200

Use of Complementary Colors

Create intense mood

300

Complementary to yellow

Purple

300

Programs that allow designers to use spot colors

Photoshop and Illustrator

300

Analogous colors are typically used to ____ emotion

emphasize, draw important to

300

Additive Color Space 

RGB

300

Color Complementary to Violet

Yellow

400

Black and White are considered... 

shades

400

Colors system that are more dependable for accuracy

Spot

400
Common place for analogous colors

In Nature

400

Use for RGB colors

Screens

400

Color Complementary to Red

Green

500

Three examples of warm colors on the color wheel

Red-violet, red, red-orange, orange, yellow-orange, yellow

500

Industry standard for spot color production

Pantone Matching System (PMS)
500

Difference between analogous colors and monochromatic colors

Analogous: Combining three or more touching colors on the color wheel to create a palette

Monochromatic: Using one hue using its various tints, tones, and shades

500

Use for CMYK Colors

Print

500

Mixing of complementary colors

Greyscale Color