COLOR
An exciting
ELEMENT of ART
Which depends on
REFLECTED LIGHT
COLOR WHEEL
The 12 hues of
the Color
Spectrum bent
into a circle.
HUE
The name given to a color
on the color wheel.
RED
YELLOW
VIOLET
VALUE
The lightness or darkness
of a color,
TINTS & SHADES
TINT
Made by adding white to a color
so that it is lighter.
=
+
HUE
WHITE
TINT
SHADE
Made by adding black to a
color so that it is darker.
+
HUE
=
BLACK
SHADE
COMPLEMENTARY COLOR
SCHEME
This color scheme uses opposite hues on the color
wheel. These colors are across from each other on the
wheel and have great contrast.
INTENSITY
HIGH INTENSITY
LOW INTENSITY
Bright, pure hues.
Dull color made by
mixing a hue with
its complementary
hue. Add RED to
GREEN to get a
LOW INTENSITY
GREEN
GREEN or RED.
NEUTRALS
NOT HUES, these colors are the natural tones
of the Earth and skin tones.
White
Black
Gray
White + Black
Tan
White + Brown
Brown
Mix 2 complementary hues
PRIMARY HUES
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
•Pure and basic
•Cannot be made from any other colors
•All other hues are made from these
•Equal distance from each other on color wheel
SECONDARY COLORS
•Made by mixing amounts of 2 primary colors
•Found halfway between the primary hues on the wheel
+
=
ORANGE
+
=
GREEN
+
=
VIOLET
INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY)
HUES
Made by mixing
adjoining primary and secondary colors.
Warm
& Cool
Colors
MONOCHROMATIC COLOR
SCHEME
This is a one-color plan that uses different tints, shades and
intensities of the color
ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEME
This color scheme uses related, or neighboring colors on the
color wheel with varying values and intensities of the colors.
Time to test your knowledge!
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Cool colors
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Monochrome
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Tint
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Neutral
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Primary colors
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Tertiary colors
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Complementary colors
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Warm colors
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Shades
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Secondary colors
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Low intensity