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Analogous
 Color
Theory
The Color Wheel
 The Color Wheel was designed
as a way of showing how colors
relate to each other
The Color wheel is divided into
three categories:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
 Primary Colors
Primary colors are not mixed
from the other elements and
they generate all other color
Red
Yellow
Blue
Secondary Colors

By mixing two primary colors, a

secondary color is created.
Red + Yellow =
Yellow + Blue =
Blue + Red =
 Tertiary Colors
Intermediate or tertiary colors
are created by mixing a primary
and a secondary
Red-orange
Yellow-orange
Yellow-green
Blue-green
Blue-violet
Red-violet
 Color Values

 Tints
A color TINT is a hue
blended with white.
 Color Values

 Tone
A color TONE is a hue
blended with gray.
 Color Values

 Shade
A color SHADE is a hue
blended with black.
 Color Schemes

Color schemes are a systematic way of using

the color wheel to put colors together.
 Monochromatic

“Mono” means one and “chroma” means

color. Monochromatic color schemes have
only one color and its values.
 Complementary

These are colors that are directly across from

each other on the color wheel. The strong
contrast between the two colors makes for a
successful combination.
 Split Complementary

The split complementary scheme is a variation

of the standard complementary scheme. It
uses a color and the two colors adjacent to its
complementary.
 Analogous

The analogous color scheme uses colors that

are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
 Triadic Color Schemes

The triadic color scheme uses three colors

equally spaced around the color wheel.
Tetradic Color Schemes