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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