Color theory Vocabulary :)
Hue Another name for color!
Primary Colors The three basic colors of the color wheel. Cannot be mixed, you must purchase/be given them. The three basic colors that all other colors come from. Red, blue, yellow
Secondary Colors Colors made by mixing two primary colors. (2nd colors) Orange, green, purple
Tertiary Colors Colors made by mixing a primary and a secondary color. Two word name Red- orange Blue-green Yellow-green
Tint WHITE plus a color. Always start with white first!!!!
Shade Color (hue) plus black Just a little bit of black goes a looooong way!
Tone Hue (color) plus gray
Value The lightness or darkness of a color Ex- maroon is a dark value of red
Intensity or Saturation or saturation is the brightness of a color or put another way, it's the force of the color
Color Temperature Warm and cool colors Warm colors Cool colors The color circle can be divided into warm and cool colors. Warm colors are vivid and energetic, and tend to advance in space. Cool colors give an impression of calm, and create a soothing impression. White, black and gray are considered to be neutral.
Complementary color scheme Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel (example: red and green). More ideas= high contrast
Analogous Colors 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel More ideas: red, orange, yellow Red, red-orange, orange
Triad color scheme A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Purple, orange, green
Monochromatic One color plus its tints and shades. Mono- one Chromo- color