| 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 |