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| hue | the name given to a color, such as red, yellow, green or violet |
| value | the lightness or darkness of a color |
| tint | a lightened color made by adding white to a hue |
| shade | black added to a hue |
| intensity | the brightness or dullness of a color |
| neutrals | variations of black, white, and gray rather than true hues |
| color wheel | a circle that is segmented to show hues and how they can be mixed or used with each other |
| primary hues | the three basic, pure colors of red, yellow, and blue |
| secondary hues | the colors of orange, green, and violet |
| intermediate hues | colors made by combining equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary hues |
| warm colors | hues, such as red, orange and yellow that appear to be hot like the sun or fire |
| cool colors | hues, such as green, blue, and violet |
| color schemes | the different ways that colors are used together |
| monochromatic color schemes | color plan that uses different tints, shades, and intensities of one color |
| analogous color scheme | color plan using using adjacent or related colors on the color wheel |
| complementary color scheme | one that uses opposites hues on the color wheel |
| split-complementary color scheme | the use of one color with the two colors on each side of its complement on the color wheel |
| triad color scheme | color plan that uses three colors equidistant on the color wheel |
| accented neutral color scheme | color plan that combines white, black, or gray with a bright color accent |
| undertone | a subdued trace of a color seen through another color or modifying the other color |
