C OLOR
P RIMARY Red, Yellow, Blue Cannot be made by mixing other colors
S ECONDARY Green, orange, violet Made by mixing two primary colors
T ERTIARY Made of one primary and one secondary color Blue-violet Blue-green Yellow-orange yellow-green Red-violet Red-orange
RED ORANGE RED VIOLET ORANGE YELLOW ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE GREEN BLUE BLUE VIOLET VIOLET
T INT Adding white to a pure hue
TONE Adding grey to a pure hue
SHADE Adding black to a pure hue
M ONOCHROMATIC One single color
P OLYCHROMATIC Many colors Typically 5 or more
T RIADIC Creates a triangle Examples Red, yellow, blue Green, orange, violet
A NALOGOUS Next to each other on the color wheel Example Blue and violet Red and orange Reminds you of fall colors, feminine colors, cool colors
C OMPLEMENTARY Opposite each other on the color wheel Examples Blue, orange Green, red Yellow, purple
S PLIT C OMPLEMENTARY Across each other, but then each one next to Examples Red, yellow-green blue green Blue, red-orange yellow-orange