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| Hue | The technical name for a color. These are perceived by how the eye reflects light. |
| Value | The lightness and darness of a color. |
| Tint | The lighter values of a color (add white). |
| Shade | The darker values of a color (add black) |
| Primary Color (definition) | Colors that cannot be produced by mixing other colors. |
| Primary Colors (examples) | Magenta, Cyan, Yellow |
| Secondary Color (definition) | Colors that result from mixing 2 primaries. |
| Secondary Color (examples) | Orange, Green, Violet |
| Tertiary (intermediate) color (definition) | Colors that result from mixing a primary and a secondary color. |
| Tertiary (examples) | Blue-purple, green-yellow, red-orange |
| Complementary Colors | Colors found directly opposite each other on the color wheel. |
| Warm Colors (definition) | Imply warmth and tend to pull foward in a picture. |
| Warm Colors (examples) | Red, Orange, Yellow |
| Cool Colors (definition) | Imply a cool feeling and tend to fall back in a picture. |
| Cool Colors (examples) | blue, green, violet |
| Monochromatic colors (definition) | Tints and shades of a color (created by adding black or white) |
| Monochromatic colors (examples) | light blue, blue, dark blue |
| Analgous colors (definition) | Neighbors on the color wheel. They are always related through a common color. |
| Analgous colors (examples) | Yellow-orange & orange |
