Color Primary Colors Red Yellow and Blue Can

Color

Primary Colors ● ● ● Red, Yellow, and Blue Can not be made by mixing other colors CAN be used to make other colors

Secondary Colors ● Purple, Orange, Green ● Are made by mixing 2 neighboring primary colors ● Red +Blue= Purple

Tertiary Colors ● ● Blue-green, red-violet, blue-violet, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange Produced by mixing a neighboring secondary and primary color.

Analogus Colors ● Sets of 3 neighboring colors that are analogus, or “harmonious” together

Complementary Colors ● ● Colors directly across from each other on the color wheel As a rule, these colors will always compliment, or go well, together.

Warm and Cool Colors ● Can change the mood of your artwork ● Warm colors are reds, oranges, yellows ● Cool colors are purples, blues, greens

Tints and Shades ● ● Tint: Adding white to a color, makes it brighter/lighter (the middle of this circle) Shade: Adding black to a color, makes it darker/muddier (the outer edge of this circle.

Properties of Color ● ● Hue: The actual color (ex: red) Intensity: The brightness or dullness (grayness) of a color.

Emotional Properties of Color ● ● ● Red: evil, danger. Very dynamic in a design Blue: calm, soothing, tranquil, sadness/depression. Yellow: cheery, warmth, light. ● White: purity, truth, innocence, light ● Purple: royalty, wealth ● Green: Life, hope ● Black: bad luck, mournful, stark, dramatic