A | B |
hue | another name for color |
triadic colors | three colors in a triangle on the color wheel |
analagous colors | three or four colors next to each other on the color wheel |
complementary colors | two colors across from each other on the color wheel |
shade | color plus black |
tint | color plus white |
primary colors | red, yellow, blue |
secondary colors | violet, orange, green |
intermediate colors | primary and secondary color mixed (red-orange, blue-violet etc.) |
tertiary colors | another name for intermediate colors |
neutral colors | complementary colors mixed together |
to make the color green you... | mix equal amounts of yellow and blue |
to make the color red-violet using only primary colors you... | mix a little blue and alot of red |
monochratic color scheme | uses only one color plus shades and tints |
cool colors | colors from yellow-green to blue-violet on the color wheel |
warm colors | colors from yellow to red-violet on the color wheel |
to make the color yellow you... | this is a primary color and you cannot create it by mixing colors together |
additive colors | colors of light- combined together makes white |
subtractive colors | colors of pigment- combined together makes black |
when light is hitting an object that appears white to the eye, what colors are being reflected? | All of the colors |