The First Colours
What are the Primary Colours?
Red, Yellow, and Blue
What are the secondary colours?
Orange, Violet, and Green
What is the term; tints and shades of one colour?
Monochromatic Colour Scheme
Define the word tint.
A colour and white mixed together.
What does the colour red mean in the Western World?
Love, Danger, Anger
Why are the primary colours called primary?
They are the colours that create all other colours. You cannot create these colours.
What is red + yellow?
Orange
What is the term; 2 colours opposite from each other on the colour wheel?
Complementary Colour Scheme
Define the word Shade.
A colour and black mixed together.
What does the colour red mean in the Eastern World?
Prosperity, Good Fortune, Vitality
When you mix the primary colours equally you get what?
A Neutral Colour/Brown
What is yellow + blue?
Green
What is the term; 3 colours next to each other on the colour wheel?
Analogous
Give an example of an Analogous colour scheme.
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What colour would I use to evoke Mystery, Elegance or Evil?
Black
What happens when you mix 1 primary and 1 secondary colour together?
A tertiary colour is formed
What is red + blue?
Violet
What are the 3 Colour Schemes?
Monochromatic, Analogous, and Complementary
How do you make tertiary colours?
Mixing 1 Primary and 1 Secondary colours together.
This colour represents Security, Trust, Loyalty and Responsibility.
Blue
What happens when you mix 2 primary colours?
A secondary colour is formed
What is another name for Violet?
Purple
List the 3 examples of the Complementary Colour Scheme.
Red & Green, Yellow & Violet, Orange & Blue and the neutral colour
When you mix 2 complementary colours together what do they create?
A Neutral Colour
This is considered the most inspiring colour.
Purple