Interior Design
Housing Unit
COLOR TERMS/COLOR SCHEMES
Name ______________________________
Assign. # _________
I. COLOR TERMS & DEFINITIONS
A. PIGMENTS B. HUE –
C. VALUE –
D. INTENSITY –
E. COLOR WHEEL – Most common device used to show the:
Helps to determine __________________________
F. PRIMARY COLORS – Colors from which all other:
1.
2.
3.
G. SECONDARY COLORS – Colors made by combining:
1.
2.
3.
H. INTERMEDIATE (tertiary) COLORS – Colors made when a _______________________
is mixed with equal amounts of a _______________________________ next to
it on the _____________________________
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
6.
I. DOMINANT COLOR – Color that _______________________ or is used ___________
in the color scheme.
J. ACCENT COLOR – Colors used _______________________________ in a room.
K. TINTS –
L. SHADES –
M. NEUTRAL COLORS –
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II. WARM AND COOL COLORS
A. WARM COLORS – (​
Examples) –
1. Bright and warm colors seem to ___________________ and make a room
appear ___________________
2. Warm colors are used best in a room with a ___________________________
exposure
B. COOL COLORS – (​
Examples) –
1. Cool colors seem to _________________ and make a room appear
___________________ and more ___________________
2. Cool colors are used best for walls with a ______________________________
exposure
III. COLOR SCHEMES
A. MONOCHROMATIC - Use ___________________________ to create a color scheme
B. ANALAGOUS (adjacent) – Using two or more colors that are ____________________
to create a color scheme
C. COMPLEMENTARY – Using any ________________________ that are ____________
____________________ on the color wheel to create a color scheme
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D. SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY – Using a color with the _____________________________
_________________________________________ to plan a color scheme
E. DOUBLE COMPLEMENTARY – Using ______________________ of colors that are
____________________________ on the color wheel to develop a color scheme
F. TRIAD – Using _________________________ that are _________________________
apart on the color wheel to create a color scheme
G. NEUTRAL – Using only _________________ colors in the color scheme.
Warm neutrals :
Cool neutrals:
H. ACCENTED NEUTRAL – Using ______________ color in ________________________
of the room and ________________________ of a ________________________
used for _____________________