Color Wheel  A tool to use to understand the uses of color.

Color Wheel  Color-the reflection of light from a pigmented surface.  Primary Color – natural colors; red, yellow, & blue  Secondary Colors – equal mixture of two primary colors;  Red & Yellow = Orange  Yellow & Blue = Green  Red & Blue = Purple/Violet

Color Wheel  Tertiary color – equal mixture of a primary and secondary color. Example: red & orange = red-orange  Intensity-brightness or dullness.  Value – lightness or darkness of a color.  Change the value by adding white, gray, or black.

Color Wheel  Tint – Add white to make a color brighter, pink is a tint of red

Color Wheel  Shade – add black to make a color darker, burgundy is a shade of red.

Color Wheel  Tone – add gray to make a color dull; dusty rose is a tone of pink.  Color Harmonies – combinations of color that are pleasing to the eye.

Color Principles  Monochromatic – one hue with its tints, shades and tones, ex. Red, pink, mauve, burgundy.  Analogous – three or more hues that are next to each other on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow – green, yellow & yellow – orange.

Color Principles  Complementary – two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Ex. Red and green.  Split-Complementary – any color with the two colors on each side of its complement. Ex. Yellow with blue-violet and red-violet.

Color Principles  Triadic – three colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow, red and blue.  Polychromatic – three or more unrelated colors, select tints, shades & tones.

Cool and Warm Colors  Cool-have a cooling and receding effect Ex. Blue, purple, green  Warm-red, orange, yellow

Color Representation  Red-love, anger  Orange-sun, radiance  Yellow-happy, wealthy  Green-foliage, no emotional effect  Blue-softness, tranquility  Purple-royalty, elegance  White-innocent, pure