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Primary Colors
Red, Yellow, Blue
Hues from which all other colors can be mixed. Cannot mix any colors to make them.
Secondary Colors
Orange, Green, Violet
Hues created by mixing two primary colors together.
Tertiary Colors
Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet
Hues created by mixing a primary and secondary color together.
Hue
The color quality identified by color names.
Value
The degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
Tint
Color mixed with any amount of white.
Shade
Color mixed with any amount of black.
Saturation
The relative purity of a color.
Tone
Color mixed with gray.
Temperature
Warmth or coolness. The degree to which how "hot" or "cool" a color is.
Warm Colors
Reds, Yellows, Oranges
Colors associated with warmth, warm colors generally appear to advance towards the viewer.
Cool Colors
Blues, Greens
Colors associated with colol qualities, cool colors tend to recede from the viewer.
Subtractive Color
Color made with pigments, when mixed it becomes darker. Light is subtracted when it prints.
Additive Color Theory
Adding light to color to illuminate it. Used for work that will stay on the computer, television, or movie screen. Primary colors are RGB (red, green, blue).
Monochromatic
Color combination based on variations in value and saturation of a single hue.
Analogous
Color combination based on 3 or 4 adjacent hues on the color wheel, creating a harmonious color scheme.
Analogous Complementary
Use of 3 analogous colors and one of its complements in a composition. Allows for harmony and contrast.
Complementary
Color combination based on hues that lie opposite each other on the color wheel.
Expressive Color
Colors chosen for their emotional impact rather than their fidelity to the standard color.
Harmony
Color harmony results from the relationship of similar color elements in a design. Harmonious color schemes are based on similarities.
Contrast
Using color or colors to create emphasis or drama in a design. Contrasting color schemes are based on differences.
Composition
The arrangement of elements and their relationships to each other and to the whole.
Illustration
An image used to explain, define, emphasize, clarify.
Format
The size/dimensions and shape of the design surface.
Layout
The initial subdividing of the format into positive and negative space.
Asymmetrical
Informal balance work containing dissimilar elements on either side of its axis which are of equal visual weight.
Shape
2-Dimensional area defined by its outline/boundary or by color/value changes at its perimeter.
Form
Objects having 3-dimensions, such as a sphere or a cube.
Color
A phenomenon resulting from differing visible wavelengths and frequencies of light waves.