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Color• Hue - “the name” of a wavelength of light…red, blue, etc.

• When an object reflects a certain wavelength we see the object as having that color.

Achromatic• Using only black, white and greys to create art (“No color”)

Monochromatic• Using ONE color, and various values of that color to create art.

Cool ColorsGreens Blues Purples

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Using 3 colors that have a “base” hue in common is called a Analogous Color Theory. One grouping is yellow-green, green, and blue-green

Warm ColorsReds Pinks Yellows Oranges

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Using 3 colors that have a “base” hue in common is called a Analogous Color Theory. One grouping is yellow-orange, orange, and red-orange.

Analogous Theory

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Primary Colors

Colors that cannot be made.

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The primaries also demonstrate a Triadic color theory. Triadic grouping is made by three colors that create an equilateral triangle on the color

wheel

Secondary Colors

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Colors that are created by mixing top neighboring primary colors together.

The secondary colors also create a Triadic color grouping.

Triadic Color Groupings

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Intermediate• Also known as Tertiary colors

• Created by mixing a secondary with a neighboring primary

• Usually have hyphenated names, i.e. yellow-orange

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Complementary Colors

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Colors that appear directly across from one another on the color wheel. Orange and Blue. Green and Red. Yellow and Violet.

Even Intermediate have complement colors. Such as Red-orange and Blue-green.

Split ComplementCreated by locating the complement of the desired color and then including the colors on either side of the complement. Always a series of 3 colors.

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