Colour theory

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Primary Colours - red, yellow, blue cannot mix to get these colours

Secondary Colours - orange, green, purple

primary + primary = secondary red + yellow = orangeyellow + blue = green

blue + red = purple

Tertiary Colours - red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple

primary + secondary = intermediate

Colour Theory

Colour Values - the lights and darks of a colour

•tint – lightened colour; white + colour

                                             

•shade – darkened colour; colour + black

•monochromatic – "mono" means "one", "chroma" means colour; one colour and its valuesexample - yellow

•complementary – colours opposite on the colour wheel (and their values)example – blue and orange

•warm colours – colours of sun and fire, on the right side of the colour wheel (and their values)example – reds and yellows (and their values)

•cool colours – colours of snow and ice, on the left side of the colour wheel (and their values)example – blues, greens, purples (and their values)

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