Color Wheel

Cool colors

Green, blue, and purple

Warm colors

Red, yellow, and orange

Primary colors

Red, yellow, blue

Primary Color Characteristics

* Cannot be mixed from other colors
* Are the source of all colors

Secondary Colors

Orange, Green, and Purple

Secondary Color Characteristic

A color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors

Tertiary Colors

Yellow Orange, Red Orange, Red Violet, Blue Violet, Blue Green, and Yellow Green

Tertiary Colors Characteristics

Intermediary colors that are made by combining a secondary color with a secondary color (compound)

Complimentary Colors

Red and green; yellow and purple; orange and blue; green and magenta

Complimentary Colors

* Tend to be bold; pairs that when combined will produce a grayscale color such as white or black
* When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for these two colors

Analogous Colors

Groups of colors (3) next to each other on the color wheel.

* Red, Orange, and Red-Orange
* Grouping by similarity

Tint

Add white to a pure hue.

Shade

Adding black to a pure hue

Tone

Adding grey to a pure hue