Color Wheel Original Power Point Created by Erica

Color Wheel Original Power Point Created by Erica Ortmann Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June 2002

Color Wheel ®A tool to use to understand the uses of color.

Color Wheel ® Primary Color – natural colors; red, yellow, & blue ® Secondary Colors – equal mixture of two primary colors; ® Red & Yellow = Orange ® Yellow & Blue = Green ® Red & Blue = Purple/Violet

Color Wheel ® Tertiary color – equal mixture of a primary and secondary color. Example: red & orange = red-orange ® Value ® – brightness or darkness of a color. Chroma – Measure of brightness or dullness.

Color Wheel ® Tint – Add white to make a color brighter, pink is a tint of red

Color Wheel ® Shade – add black to make a color darker, burgundy is a shade of red.

Color Wheel ® Tone – add gray to make a color dull; dusty rose is a tone of pink. ® Color Harmonies – combinations of color that are pleasing to the eye.

Color Principles ® Monochromatic – one hue with its tints, shades and tones, ex. Red, pink, mauve, burgundy. ® Analogous – three or more hues that are next to each other on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow – green, yellow & yellow – orange.

Color Principles ® Complementary – two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Ex. Red and green. ® Split-Complementary – any color with the two colors on each side of its complement. Ex. Yellow with blue-violet and red-violet.

Color Principles ® Triadic – three colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow, red and blue. ® Polychromatic – three or more unrelated colors, select tints, shades & tones.