ID 2.01 (1 - 10)

Tone

(n) The duller or desaturated version of a hue created by adding gray. (v) To make a hue duller by adding gray. For example, the color olive is a tone of the hue yellow-green. You may need to tone the hue orange if you plan to use it as a wall color.

Color wheel

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

Shade

Darker value of a 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-violet, and red-violet.

Secondary colors

Hues created by mixing two primary hues. They are: orange, violet (purple), green.

Tint

Lighter value of a hue created by adding white.

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.