Color Wheel - Tomball FFA
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Color Wheel
A tool
color.
to use to understand the uses of
Color Wheel
Color-the
reflection of light from a
pigmented surface.
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
color – equal mixture of a primary
and secondary color. Example: red &
orange = red-orange
Tertiary
Intensity-brightness
Value
or dullness.
– lightness or darkness of a color.
Change the value by adding white, gray, or
black.
Color Wheel
– Add white to make a color
brighter, pink is a tint of red
Tint
Color Wheel
– add black to make a color
darker, burgundy is a shade of red.
Shade
Color Wheel
– 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.
Tone
Color Principles
– 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.
Monochromatic
Color Principles
– 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.
Complementary
Color Principles
– 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.
Triadic
Cool and Warm Colors
Cool-have
a
cooling and
receding effect
Ex. Blue, purple,
green
Warm-red,
orange, yellow
Color Representation
Red-love,
anger
Orange-sun, radiance
Yellow-happy, wealthy
Green-foliage, no emotional effect
Blue-softness, tranquility
Purple-royalty, elegance
White-innocent, pure