Colors

Color Wheel

A conceptual tool for organizing color order called primary, secondary, and tertiary/intermediate hues. The twelve --- shows relationships of hues in a simple form that lets us see relationships at a glance.

Analogous Colors

Any neighboring groups of three or four hues on the color wheel. These colors are relatives because they share the same bloodlines. Families of color do not end distinctly at any point, but seem to intermarry with their neighbors.

Color Triad

Any three colors that form an equal triangle This color organization allows the artist to use a range of striking color contrasts with a harmonious outcome. Primary colors would be an example

Complimentary Colors

Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. In this sense, no color is more different from red than green. If red and green are side by side, the red looks redder and the green looks greener. A small amount of a ---- added to a color will dull the color.

Neutrals

These are mixtures that contain no hue: black ~ white ~ gray.

Monochromatic

This refers to a color scheme that consists of only one color with white and/or black added to achieve tints and shades.

Cool Colors

blue ~ green ~ violet colors seem to recede.

Dimensions of Color

hue ~ value ~ intensity. The words hue and color are often used interchangeably, but there is a real difference. Color contains all three dimensions, while hue is only one part of color.

Hue

identifies a color by its name: red ~ blue ~ yellow.

Value

is the degree of lightness or darkness of a color. As white is added, the color becomes 'higher' Conversely, as black is added it becomes 'lower' in -----. A high ---- of red would be pink and a low ---- of red would be burgundy.

Split Complimentary Colors

one needs to decide on a color, find it's compliment, chose the colors on either side of the compliment, and then drop the compliment. This group of three colors will form a "Y" shape on the color wheel.

Warm Colors

red ~ orange ~ yellow colors seem to visually advance

Intensity

refers to a color's purity...the absence of any visual mixture. is a color's dimension of brightness or dullness. Other words used for brightness in ---- are: saturation, brilliance, purity, and high-intensity.

Shade

refers to the result of a hue darkened by the addition of black.

Tint

refers to the result of a hue lightened in value by the addition of white.