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Color scheme (color story)

A choice of colors to be used in combination.

Split complementary

A complementary color plus the two colors on either side of its complement on the color wheel. Splitting the complementary. (Example: Orange, Blue-green, and Blue-violet.)

Color wheel

A diagram of the spectrum of hues in a continuous circle representing their relationship to each other.

Color harmony

Color combinations based on color wheel relationships which are widely considered to create pleasing and balanced color schemes.

Neutral colors

Colors (not hues) like black, white, and gray which are not on the color wheel.

Shade

Darker value of hue created by adding black.

Intensity or Saturation

Describes the brightness or dullness of a color. Hues are at full intensity.

Value

Describes the lightness or darkness of a color.

Tertiary colors

Hues created by mixing a primary hue and a secondary hue. The tertiary colors are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.

Secondary colors

Hues created by mixing two primary hues. There are: orange, violet, and green.

Analogous colors

Hues located next to each other on the color wheel. (3-5 colors)

Complementary colors

Hues located opposite each other on the color wheel.

Triatic color scheme

Hues that are an equal distance apart on the color wheel (they create a triangle)

Tint

Lighter value of a hue created by adding white.

Cool colors

The colors from green through blue to violet on the color wheel. These colors remind us of water and sky. They seem to recede and are calming and soothing.

Warm colors

The colors from yellow through orange to red on the color wheel. These colors remind us of sun and fire. They seem to advance and are energizing.

Tone

The duller or desaturated / duller version of a hue created by adding gray. For example, the color olive is a tone of the hue yellow-green.

Hue

The pure color at the base of all variations of a color. For example, the hue blue is at the base of navy, while the hue orange is the base of peach. Hues are shown on the color wheel.

Primary colors

The three hues red, yellow, and blue which form the foundation of the color wheel and from which all other hues are made (nothing can mix to make these colors)

Monochromatic

having only one color