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Color Theory

Published on Nov 21, 2015

Art I Color Theory

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Color Theory

Hue

name given to a color

Value

lightness or darkness of a color

Intensity

brightness or dullness of a color
Photo by martinak15

Tint

add white to a color to make it lighter

Shade

add black to a color to make it darker

White

without color

Black

all colors

Primary Colors of Art

Red, Yellow & Blue

Primary Colors of LIGHT

Red, Blue & Green

Primary Colors of Printing

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Key (Black)

Secondary Colors

Orange, Green & Violet
Photo by Jimmy_Joe

Tertiary Colors

Yellow-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Orange, 

Complementary colors

Directly across from each other

Rainbow

ROYGBIV

Warm Colors

Red, Orange, Yellow
Photo by mnadi

Cool Colors

Blue, Green & Violet

Monochromatic

Tints, Shades and Intensities of 1 color

Analogous

Next to each other

Color Wheel