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Color Theory
Primary Colors
What are the Primary Colors?
Primary Colors
• Red• Yellow• Blue
Primary Colors
Why are they called the Primary Colors?
Primary Colors
Because They mix together to make all other colors on the color wheel.
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
What are the secondary colors?
Secondary Colors
• Green• Orange• Violet (purple)
Secondary Colors
How are They made?
You mix:
Yellow + Blue= Green
Red + Blue = Violet (purple)
Red + Yellow =Orange
Secondary Colors
What are the Tertiary colors?
Tertiary Colors
Tertiary Colors• Red-Orange• Red-Violet• Blue-Violet• Blue-Green• Yellow-Green• yellow-orange
Tertiary Colors
How are they Made?
Tertiary ColorsBy mixing:
Red + Violet=red-violet
Red + Orange=red-orange
Blue + Violet=blue-Violet
Blue + Green=blue-green
Yellow + Green=Yellow-green
Yellow + Orange=yellow-orange
Complementary Colors
How Do you find the Color Complements?
Complementary Colors
You pick any color on the wheel and the color on opposite ends of the color wheel
should be the color.
Complementary Colors
• Red and Green
• Blue and Orange
• Yellow and Violet
Complementary Colors
• You can also find these combinations in nature.
Triadic Colors(Triads)
What is a color Triad?
Triadic Colors(Triads)
• Any 3 colors with a balanced Triangular relationship. These are very colorful but have a sense of harmony when used together.
COLOR TRIADS
• Triad 1=Red, Yellow, Blue
• Triad 2=Violet, Orange, Green
• Triad 3=Red-orange,Blue-Violet, Yellow-Green
• Triad 4=Red-violet, Blue Green, Red-Orange
Analogous Colors
• What are analogous colors?
ANALOGOUS COLORS
• Analogous colors are sets of 3 or 5 neighboring colors on the color wheel. The set shares one common central color.
ANALOGOUS COLORS
• The example on the right shows a 3 color analogous set. The
colors red-violet, and blue violet both share
the color Violet.
Split-Complementary
• Split complements are made up of one color and the two colors next to the color’s complementary color.
Monochromatic
• Monochromatic: A color scheme that involves one hue, plus it’s various tints and shades ( one color combined with only black or white, varying in value).
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