Color

Primary, Secondary & Tertiary

Primary Colors

3 colors

Red, yellow & blue

Secondary Colors

3 colorsGreen, orange &

violetMix 2 primary colors together

Ex. Yellow+blue=

green

Tertiary Colors6 colorsBlue-green, red-

orange, red-violet, blue-violet, yellow-green & yellow-orange

Mix 1 primary color & 1 secondary color

Ex. Red+orange= red-orange

Primary name comes 1st

Hue

The color itself.Can be lightened or darkened but the hue

(color) is the same.

Value

The degree of lightness or darkness of a hue in relation to black and whiteTo raise value- add white (tint)To lower value- add black (shade)The higher the value-increase in sizeThe lower the value-decrease in sizeLight colors-recedeDark colors- advance

Tint

When you add white to a hue and raise the value

Tones

When you add both black and white to a hue

Shades

When you add black to a hue and lower the value

Chroma or intensity

Brightness or dullness of a color; purity or strength of a color.

Intensity is lessened as a color is mixed with its complementary color.

Chroma continued…..

Intense or pure colors are:Bright and stimulatingSeem larger and closerPeople pay more attention to the form

Warm colors Cool colors

Yellow –green to red-violet

Sunlight and fireActive & cheeryAdvancinginformal

Red-violet to yellow-green

RestfulSoothingRecedingformal

Color Schemes

Monochromatic

Analogous

Complimentary

Monochromatic

Tints, tones and shades of the same colorEx. Blues & neutrals or all blues

Analogous

2 or more colors next to each other on the color wheel

Ex. Blue, blue-green & green

Complimentary- 3 types

Direct/ complementary

2 colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel

Ex. Red and green

Split Complementary

3 colors

1 color plus the 2 colors on either side of it’s complementary color

Ex. Yellow, red-violet & blue violet

Triadic

Any 3 colors that are equidistant on the color wheel

Ex. Orange, violet & green

Neutral

The room is basically neutral colors with small amounts of color for contrastNeutrals: white, black, gray, beige, brownEasy to create and live withAccent with bright color for contrast

Example: white, black, red