COLOR

THEORY

COLOR WHEEL, HUE, VALUE, INTENSITY

A circular arrangement of

primary, secondary, & tertiary colors

The wheels color sequence is always

the same

THE COLOR WHEEL

Red, Yellow, & Blue

Basic colors that can not be

created by mixing other colors

PRIMARY COLORS

Combining Primary Colors

to create new colors

Red + Blue =

Violet

Red + Yellow =

Orange

Blue + Yellow

= Green

SECONDARY COLORS

Combining Primary and Secondary Colors to create new

colors

Yellow + Orange =

Yellow-Orange

Yellow + Green =

Yellow-Green

Blue + Violet =

Blue-Violet

Blue + Green =

Blue-Green

Red + Orange =

Red-Orange

Red + Violet =

Red-Violet

TERTIARY

COLORS

COOL AND WARM COLORS Colors are also divided into cool and

warm categories.

Warm colors are red, orange and yellow.

The cool

colors are

green, blue

and violet.

COLOR & LABEL THE

COLOR WHEEL

Specific name of a color is its hue

The feature of a color that make one color

different from another

Each color on the color wheel is a hue

Black, White, and Gray don’t appear on the color wheel

because they technically are not colors

HUE

Brightness or dullness of a color

INTENSITY

Lightness or Darkness of a Color

The basic colors in the color wheel are

considered the middle or normal

value

VALUE

Color that has white added

Peach is a tint of Orange

Pink is a tint of Red

VALUE-TINT

Color that has black added

Navy is a shade of blue

Maroon is a shade of Red

VALUE-SHADE

Color that has gray added

Duller than the normal value

But not as dark as a shade

VALUE-TONE

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