Color Theory Review

Primary Colors:
Any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.
{Red, Yellow and Blue}

Secondary Colors:
A color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.
{Green, Violet and Orange}

Tertiary Colors:
A color made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color.
{Red-Violet, Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue Violet}

Cool Colors:
Colors that suggest coolness with bluish tones rather than reddish tones. They appear to seem
further away.
{Blue, Violet and Green}

Warm colors:
Colors suggesting warmth with reddish tones rather than bluish tones. They tend to seem
closer to the eye.
{Red, Orange and Yellow}

Complementary Colors:.
When mixed in the proper proportion, they produce a neutral color. They are opposite each
other on the color wheel.
{[Red; Green], [Blue; Orange], [Yellow; Violet]}

Hue:
Another name for “Color.”

Saturation:
Refers to the perceived intensity of a specific color.

Value:
The relative lightness or darkness of color.

Shade:
A hue produced by the addition of black.

Tint:
A hue produced by the addition of white.

Analogous colors:
Colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
 Color Wheel:
A circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors.

Complete the Color Wheel with the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors