Color Theory

color wheel

a color spectrum bent into a circle

warm colors

red, yellow, orange

intermediate or tertiary

a primary and secondary together like yellow-green

intensity

the brightness and dullness of a hue

secondary colors

two primaries together, green, violet, orange

3 properties of color

Hue, Value, Intensity

hue

the name of a color in the color spectrum

primary colors

red, blue, yellow

complementary colors

colors across from each other on the color wheel

color scheme

a plan for organizing colors

monochromatic

tints and shades of one color

triadic

colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel

cool colors

blue, green, violet

analogous

colors that are next to one another on the color wheel