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1 Color Wheel Original Power Point Created by Erica Ortmann
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June 2002

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

3 Color Wheel 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

4 Color Wheel Tertiary color – equal mixture of a primary and secondary color. Example: red & orange = red-orange Value – brightness or darkness of a color. Chroma – Measure of brightness or dullness.

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

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

7 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.

8 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.

9 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.

10 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.


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