Types of Color (Art Element)

Color Wheel

Color Wheel is a circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors.

Secondary

Secondary Colors he secondary colors are orange, green, and purple. Secondary colors are created by mixing equal parts of any two primary colors. Yellow and blue will give you green. Red and blue will create purple(violet). Red and yellow will give you orange.

Tertiary

Tertiary colors are created by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and a primary color together. There are six tertiary colors- red-purple, red-orange, blue-green, yellow-green, blue-purple, and yellow-orange.

Primary

The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. They are called primary for a couple of reasons. First, no two colors can be mixed to create a primary color. Secondly, all other colors found on the color wheel can be created by mixing primary colors together.

Value

Value is the darkness or lightness of a color. When dealing with pure color (hue), value can be affected by adding white or black to a color.