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A hue is the actual , or proper name of any given color. (hue, chrome and color are all names of the same thing)If all color is eliminated entirely we are left with an achromatic range.Black and White are not hues because they do not have a place or position on the color wheel.Grays, Blacks and Whites are considered neutrals

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Monochromatic schemeMono comes from the Greek for one, meaning that it is a schema composed of a single hue.A tint is the hue plus the addition of white.A tone is created when a hue is mixed with gray.A shade is created by mixing black with a hue.There are three components an artist needs to consider when working with color.Hue, Value, and Saturation

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Color temperatureThe color wheel can be divided into two groupsThe warm colors and Cool ColorsWarm colors-yellow, orange, red and some hues of green,Cool colors-include various forms of blue, and violets.There are three components an artist needs to consider when working with color.Hue, Value, and Saturation

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Color temperature

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Color temperature

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Color Saturation

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Are ways in which artists and designers pick and use a combination of hues.

Analogous color scheme: Are a group of any three hues directly next to each other on the color wheel.

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Analogous colors

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Complementary colorsAre two colors that are exactly opposite each other on the color wheel.The represent the highest form of contrast within the color wheel.In any complementary pair one hue will be warm and the other cool.

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