A | B |
Hue | Another name for color |
Intensity | Brightness or dullness of a color |
Value | Lightness or darkness of a color |
Red, Yellow, Blue | Primary colors |
Orange, Green, Violet | Secondary colors |
Violet | Mix equal amounts of red and blue |
Orange | Mix equal amounts of red and yellow |
Green | Mix equal amounts of yellow and blue |
Intermediate colors | There are 6 of these |
Yellow-green | Mix unequal amounts of yellow and blue |
Yellow, orange, red | Warm colors |
Green, purple, blue | Cool colors |
Monochromatic | A single color plus black or white |
Complementary | Opposites on the color wheel |
Analogous | 3-5 Neighboring colors on the color wheel |
Triadic | Form an equilateral triangle on the color wheel |
Color wheel | A color map |
Light blue, blue, dark blue | An monochromatic color scheme sample |
Orange and blue | A complementary color scheme sample |
Blue-violet, blue, blue green | An analogous color scheme sample |