COLOR - Hues produced through the reflection of light to the eye.
1. Color wheel- A circle or wheel of colors arranged in a certain order used by the artist as a tool
in organizing and understanding color.
2. Hue- Pure color; another name for color; one of the three properties of color.
3. Pure color- Colors that have not been mixed with any other color.
4. Primary colors- Red, yellow, and blue; Colors that cannot be created by mixing any
other colors. Colors from which all other colors are made.
5. Secondary colors- Orange, green, violet (purple); obtained from mixing equal parts of two
primary colors.
6. Intermediate or tertiary colors- Red-orange, yellow-orange, red-violet, blue-violet,
yellow-green, blue-green; colors obtained by mixing a primary and a secondary color.
7. Color scheme- A plan for combining colors in a work of art.
8. Complimentary colors- Colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel.
9. Intensity- Brightness or dullness (purity) of a color. A brilliant color has high intensity; a dull
color has low intensity. One of the three properties of color.
10. Analogous colors- Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and share a hue.
11. Color family- A group of related colors.
12. Monochromatic- Showing tints and shades of a single color.
13. Triadic colors- Colors that form an equilateral triangle on the color wheel.
14. Warm colors- Hues that remind us of heat: Red, thru orange and yellow.
15. Cool colors- Hues that remind us of cold: green thru blue and violet.
16. Tint- A light value of a hue made by adding white to the color.
17. Tone- Gray color added to a hue.
18. Shade- A dark value of a hue made by adding black to the color.
19. Value- The lightness or darkness of a color. One of the three properties of color.
20. Neutral- A word used for the tints and shades of black, white, brown, and gray.
21. Opaque- Thick color that you cannot see through.
22. Transparent- Thin color that you can see through.