This document defines and describes different types of colors including primary, secondary, tertiary, hue, value, tint, tones, shades, chroma, warm and cool colors. It also discusses different color schemes such as monochromatic, analogous, complementary (direct, split complementary, triadic) and neutral colors. Primary colors are red, yellow and blue. Secondary colors are created by mixing two primary colors, and tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary and secondary color. Other terms like hue, value, tint, tones and shades describe attributes of colors.

1. Color
Primary, Secondary & Tertiary

2. Primary Colors
3 colors
Red, yellow &
blue

3. Secondary Colors
3 colors
Green, orange &
violet
Mix 2 primary
colors together
Ex.
Yellow+blue=
green

4. Tertiary Colors
6 colors
Blue-green, red-orange,
red-violet,
blue-violet, yellow-green
& yellow-orange
Mix 1 primary color
& 1 secondary color
Ex. Red+orange=
red-orange
Primary name
comes 1st

5. Hue
The color itself.
Can be lightened or darkened but the hue
(color) is the same.

6. Value
The degree of lightness or darkness of a
hue in relation to black and white
To raise value- add white (tint)
To lower value- add black (shade)
The higher the value-increase in size
The lower the value-decrease in size
Light colors-recede
Dark colors- advance

7. Tint
When you add white to a hue and raise
the value

8. Tones
When you add both black and white to a
hue

9. Shades
When you add black to a hue and lower
the value

10. Chroma or intensity
Brightness or dullness of a color; purity or
strength of a color.
Intensity is lessened as a color is mixed
with its complementary color.

11. Chroma continued…..
Intense or pure colors are:
Bright and stimulating
Seem larger and closer
People pay more attention to the form

12. Warm colors Cool colors
Yellow –green to red-violet
Sunlight and fire
Active & cheery
Advancing
informal
Red-violet to yellow-green
Restful
Soothing
Receding
formal

13. Color Schemes
Monochromatic
Analogous
Complimentary

14. Monochromatic
Tints, tones and shades of the same color
Ex. Blues & neutrals or all blues

15. Analogous
2 or more colors
next to each other
on the color wheel
Ex. Blue, blue-green
& green

16. Complimentary- 3 types

17. Direct/ complementary
2 colors directly
opposite each other
on the color wheel
Ex. Red and green

18. Split Complementary
3 colors
1 color plus the 2
colors on either
side of it’s
complementary
color
Ex. Yellow, red-violet
& blue violet

19. Triadic
Any 3 colors
that are
equidistant on
the color wheel
Ex. Orange,
violet & green

20. Neutral
The room is basically neutral colors with
small amounts of color for contrast
Neutrals: white, black, gray, beige, brown
Easy to create and live with
Accent with bright color for contrast
Example: white, black, red