COLOR - Sam Houston State University
COLOR
COLOR: is the reflection of light from a pigmented surface. Color is the
personality of a design.
COLOR CATEGORIES:
PRIMARY: red, blue and yellow
SECONARY: Mix two primary colors equally. Orange, green and
purple.
TERTIARY: Created when a primary color and a secondary color are
equally mixed. Blue-green, blue-purple, red-orange,
red-purple, yellow-orange and yellow green.
COLOR TERMS:
HUE: color, any color
INTENSITY: brightness or dullness of a color
VALUE: lightness or dullness of a hue
TINT: add white, increases the value
TONE: add gray
SHADE: add black, lessen value
COLOR HARMONY: use colors in a pleasing way
COLOR SCHEME: the make of colors
DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES:
1. MONOCHROMATIC: using different tint, tones and shades of a
single hue.
2. ACCENTED NUETRAL: using tint, tones and shades of a single hue
with a neutral background.
3. ANALOGOUS: combine any 3 adjacent colors on the color wheel.
4. COMPLEMENTARY: combine any 2 colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. They are
contrasting colors and do not share a primary
relationship.
5. SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY: one color is combined with 2 colors on
each side of its direct complement.
6. DOUBLE SPLITY COMPLEMENTARY: made of colors that are
adjacent to both direct complements.
7. TRIADIC: use 3 colors equal distance apart.
8. TETRADIC: using any 4 colors equal distance apart from each
other on the color wheel. Made up of 2 direct complements.
9. POLYCHROMATIC: using 3 or more colors that are not directly
related to each other.
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