learn about color

Analogous Color -Scheme- Colors that are beside each other on the color wheel

•and share a common color

•Color Set – Grouping colors based on how they are made

•Color Scheme - A way to organize colors

•Complementary Colors – Colors that are directly opposite each other on the color

•wheel

•Cool Colors – Colors that include blue, green and violet and appear to move

•away from the viewer

•Primary – Basic set of colors: red, yellow and blue. They can not be made by

•mixing any other colors. They appear naturally in nature.

•Secondary - The second set of colors that are created by mixing equal parts of two

•primary colors. The secondary colors are orange, violet and green.

•Shades – A darker version of a color made by mixing black with a color

•Tints - A lighter version of a color by mixing white with a color

•Tertiary - The third set of colors made by mixing equal parts of one primary and one

•secondary color. The tertiary colors are yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-orange, red-violet, blue-green and blue-violet.

•Triadic (Split Complementary) Color Scheme – A color and the two colors on

•either side of that color's complement

•Warm Colors – Colors that include red, yellow and orange and appear to move

•towards the viewer.