1. Let’s Learn About Color!
An Introduction to The Color Wheel
By Lesley Dunham Odgers

2. Color can be a fascinating
complex subject…
How much do you know?

3. Basic Color Terms Covered
Properties of color
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Tertiary colors
Warm and cold colors
Harmonious colors
Complementary colors
Conclusion
The Color Wheel!

4. Properties of Color Colors can help capture a specific mood
Colors can work in harmony
Colors can make a vibrant contrast
Colors can be muted
Colors can be intense!

5. Primary Colors 3 primary colors Not created by mixing other colors
From these 3 colors, all other colors can be mixed
-except black and white
red
blue
yellow

6. Primary Colors -placement on The Color Wheel

7. Secondary Colors 3 secondary colors
Made from mixtures of 2 primary colors
red + blue=
blue + yellow=
red + yellow=
violet
green
orange

8. Secondary Colors -placement on The Color Wheel

9. Tertiary Colors
Made from mixtures of 1 primary color and 1 secondary color
Yellow +orange= Violet +blue=
Orange +red= Blue +green=
Red +violet= Green +yellow=

10. Tertiary Colors -placement on The Color Wheel

11. Warm and Cold Colors Used to describe the “temperature” of the color
Warm colors-yellows, oranges, and reds
-produce festive mood
Cool colors-blues, greens, and purples
-create a somber mood
yellow
orange
red
blue
green
violet

12. Harmonious Colors Colors next to each other on the color wheel
If used together, do not result in “clash”
yellow
yellow orange
orange

13. Complementary Colors
Colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel
If used together, produce the most “contrast”
yellow
violet
orange
blue

14. Conclusion We can create a color wheel from all that we have learned
Color wheels are like rainbows
-they are full of hope
-no two are exactly alike
-there are an infinite number of color possibilities!!

15. The Color Wheel...questions?