Color Wheel
The color spectrum bent into a circle.
Color
an element of art that is derived from reflected light.
Color scheme
Plan for organizing colors
Analogous colors
colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue (Violet, red-violet, red)
Complementary colors
the colors opposite each other on the color wheel. (Red and Green)
Cool colors
blue, green, and violet
Hue
The name of a color in the color spectrum. Hue is one of the 3 properties of color.
Primary colors
cannot be made by mixing other hues together. (Red, Yellow, Blue)
Secondary colors
colors made by mixing two primary colors together (Orange, Green, Violet)
Intermediate colors
colors made by mixing the primary colors with the secondary colors (Yellow-green, Blue-green, Red-violet, Red-orange, Yellow-orange, Blue-violet)
Monochromatic
A color scheme that uses only one hue and the tints and shades of that hue.
Intensity
the brightness or dullness of a hue - 1 of the 3 properties of color
Tint
a light value of a hue made by mixing the hue with white.
Shade
a dark value of a hue made by mixing the hue with black.
Value
the darkness or lightness of a color - 1 of the 3 properties of color
Split-complementary
a color plus the colors on each side of its complement(Yellow + Red-violet + Blue-violet= a split complementary color scheme)