Color Theory

What is a color wheel?

• A chart that shows lightest to darkest values

• A diagram that shows the relationships among colors.

• All of the colors in visible light.

• The colors not associated with a hue.

What is a primary color?

• A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

• A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

• A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly

• Colors not associated with a hue

What is a secondary color?

• A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

• A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

• A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenl

• Colors not associated with a hue

What is a neutral color?

• A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

• A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

• A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly

• Colors not associated with a hue

What is an tertiary color?

• A color that you can not make by mixing other colors.

• A color made by mixing two primary colors evenly.

• A color made by mixing 2 primary colors unevenly or mixing a primary and secondary color.

• Colors not associated with a hue

What is a complementary color scheme?

• Two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

• Three colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel.

• One color and the two colors next to that color's complement.

• A group of colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and that have a hue in common.

What does value mean when related to color?

• the lightness or darkness of a color.

• the richness or dullness of a color

What does intensity mean when related to color?

• the lightness or darkness of a color.

• the richness or dullness of a color

These colors are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary color together:

• Analogous Colors
• Tertiary Colors
• Complementary Colors
• Warm Colors

What is the complementary color of yellow?

• Green
• Orange
• Violet
• Red