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Secondary Colors
The secondary colors fall in between the primary colors from which they are mixed.Secondary colors:
Purple
Orange
Green
Tertiary Colors or Intermediate Colors
Tertiary Colors are located in between the secondary colors from which they are mixed.
The tertiary colors are:
Yellow-green Blue-green
Blue-violet Red-violet
Red-orange Yellow-orange
Complimentary Colors
Complimentary Colors are across from one another on the color wheel. Complimentary colors work well together because the compliment each other!
Complimentary Colors
Yellow’s compliment is purple.
What is Red’s compliment?
Green!
What is Blue’s Compliment?Orange!
Cool colors
Cool colors are on one side of the color wheel. The cool colors are:Green
Blue
VioletAnd everything in between them!
Warm Colors
Warm colors are on the other side of the color wheel. Warm colors are:Yellow
Orange
RedAnd everything in between!
Tints and Shades
A tint is when you add white to make a color more light
Red’s tint is pink, Violet’s tint is lavender
A shade is when you darken a color using black. This creates darker shades of the same color.
Color Schemes
Color schemes are established palettes that you KNOW will look good together, because other artists proved it long ago!
What are some reasons that it’s important to understand which colors look good together?
Monochromatic color scheme
Mono means one and chroma means color
So a monochromatic color scheme uses only tints and shades of a single color.
When artists use analogous colors in their work, we say that their colors have harmony. This means that they get along
Complimentary Color Schemes
Using colors that are across from one another on the color wheel
Red and Green Blue and orange Purple and yellow
Triadic Color Scheme(Tri meaning 3, like tricycle)
Using colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel
Such as: All primary colors (red, blue, &
yellow)Or all secondary colors