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| Hue | another name for color. Hue is identified by a common name such as green, red, yellow, orange etc. |
| PRIMARY COLORS | hues that cannot be created by mixing other hues together. The primary colors are yellow, red, and blue. |
| SECONDARY COLORS | hues that are created by mixing two primary colors together. The secondary colors are purple, orange and green. |
| TERTIARY COLORS | known as intermediate colors are hues created by combining primary colors with its neighboring secondary color. There are 6 tertiary colors (2 for each primary color) |
| SHADE | created by adding black to a hue (color) |
| TINTS | created by adding white to a hue (color) |
| TONE | created by adding grey to a hue (color) |
| INTENSITY | describes the brightness or purity of a color. A vivid or bright color is of high intensity, and a dull color is of low intensity. |
| VALUE | describes the lightness or darkness of a color. Darker colors are lower in value than lighter colors. |
| COMPLEMENTARY COLORS | two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Mixing complementary colors produces a neutral grey. Hues that are directly across from each other on the color wheel give the greatest contrast. |
| ANALOGOUS COLORS | colors closely related in hue. They are located next to or close to each other on the color wheel. |
| NEUTRALIZED COLORS | hues that have been reduced in intensity (grayed) by mixing the hue with its complimentary color |
