color theory vocabulary
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Color Theory Color Theory VocabularyVocabulary
Properties of ColorProperties of Color
HueHue – The quality by which we recognize – The quality by which we recognize one color from another; one color from another; hue is the name hue is the name of the color.of the color.
Value – Value – The lightness or darkness of a The lightness or darkness of a color, as expressed by the amount of black color, as expressed by the amount of black or white mixed with a particular hue.or white mixed with a particular hue.
Intensity / SaturationIntensity / Saturation – The brightness or – The brightness or dullness of a color, as expressed by the dullness of a color, as expressed by the amount of the color’s complement mixed amount of the color’s complement mixed with the pure hue.with the pure hue.
Primary ColorsPrimary Colors
BlueBlue RedRed
YellowYellow
Secondary ColorsSecondary Colors
Yellow + Yellow + Blue =Blue = GreenGreen
Blue + Red =Blue + Red = VioletViolet
Red + Yellow Red + Yellow ==OrangeOrange
Intermediate ColorsIntermediate Colors
Yellow-GreenYellow-Green Blue-GreenBlue-Green Blue-VioletBlue-Violet Red-VioletRed-Violet Red-OrangeRed-Orange Yellow-OrangeYellow-Orange
Analogous ColorsAnalogous Colors Yellow, Yellow-Yellow, Yellow-
Green, and GreenGreen, and Green
Green, Blue-Green, Green, Blue-Green, Blue and Blue-Blue and Blue-VioletViolet
Blue, Blue-Violet, Blue, Blue-Violet, and Violetand Violet
Blue-Violet, Violet, Blue-Violet, Violet, Red-Violet, and RedRed-Violet, and Red
Red-Orange, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Orange, YellowOrange, Yellow
Colors that are Colors that are adjacent (next to) adjacent (next to) each other on the each other on the color wheel, color wheel, including various including various intensities of intensities of each color.each color.
Examples include:Examples include:
Complementary ColorsComplementary Colors
Yellow and Yellow and VioletViolet
Blue and Blue and OrangeOrange
Red and Red and GreenGreen
The two The two colors that colors that are opposite are opposite each other on each other on the color the color wheel.wheel.
NeutralNeutral Equal Equal
amounts of amounts of any two any two complementarcomplementary colors mixed y colors mixed together together creates a creates a neutral neutral grayish color. grayish color.
To tone down To tone down the intensity the intensity of a color add of a color add a little bit of a little bit of its its complement.complement.
TriadsTriads Triads are Triads are
colors that colors that are are equidistant equidistant from each from each other on the other on the color wheel. color wheel. They form a They form a triangle.triangle.
Primary Primary Colors form a Colors form a triadtriad
Secondary Secondary Colors form a Colors form a triadtriad
Warm ColorsWarm Colors Yellow, Yellow-Yellow, Yellow-
Green, and GreenGreen, and Green
Green, Blue-Green, Green, Blue-Green, Blue and Blue-Blue and Blue-VioletViolet
Blue, Blue-Violet, Blue, Blue-Violet, and Violetand Violet
Blue-Violet, Violet, Blue-Violet, Violet, Red-Violet, and RedRed-Violet, and Red
Red-Orange, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Orange, YellowOrange, Yellow
Colors that give Colors that give the feeling of the feeling of warmth. The warmth. The color of fire and color of fire and the sun.the sun.
Cool ColorsCool Colors
Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Green, Blue and Green, Blue and Blue-VioletBlue-Violet
Blue, Blue-Violet, Blue, Blue-Violet, and Violetand Violet
Blue-Violet, Blue-Violet, Violet, Red-Violet, Violet, Red-Violet, and Redand Red
Colors that give Colors that give the feeling of the feeling of cold. The colors cold. The colors of the ocean and of the ocean and grass.grass.
Earth TonesEarth Tones Earth tones are Earth tones are
color that are color that are created by created by mixing equal mixing equal parts of 2 parts of 2 secondary secondary colors.colors.
ORANGE + VIOLET = ORANGE + VIOLET = RUSSET (Reddish RUSSET (Reddish Brown), ORANGE + Brown), ORANGE + GREEN = CITRON GREEN = CITRON (Golden Yellow), (Golden Yellow), GREEN + VIOLET GREEN + VIOLET =OLIVE.=OLIVE.