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5. COLOUR THEORY
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5.1. PRIMARY COLOURS
Those colours that cannot be created by mixing others.
Blue
Red
Yellow
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5.2. SECONDARY COLOURS
Secondary colours are produced by mixing two primary colours in equal quantities.
Violet
Orange
Green
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5.3. TERTIARY COLOURS
The tertiary colours are produced when a Primary Colour and a Secondary Colour are mixed in
equal quantities.
They take their name from the two mixed colours.
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5.4. PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY COLOURS OF THE COLOUR WHEEL
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5.5. COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS
Colours located opposite each other on a
colour wheel
violet→yellow
blue→orange
green→red
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5.6. THE COLOUR WHEEL
The Colour wheel was designed as a way
of showing how colours relate to each
other.
The outside ring shows 3 primary, 3
secondary and 6 tertiary colours
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5.7. ANALOGOUS COLOURS
Analogous colours sit next to one another
on the colour wheel.
These colours are in harmony with one
another.
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5.8. COLOUR SYSTEMS
5.8.1. SUBTRACTIVE COLOUR
When we mix colours using paint, or through
the printing process, we are using the
subtractive colour method.
Subtractive colour mixing means that one
begins with white and ends with black; as one
adds colour, the result gets darker and tends to
black.
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5.8.2. ADDITIVE COLOUR
If we are working on a computer, the
colours we see on the screen are created
with light using the additive colour method.
Additive colour mixing begins with black
and ends with white; as more colours are
added, the result is lighter and tends to
white.
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5.9. COLOUR TEMPERATURE
Colours are generally associated with
warmth and others with coldness.
It is said that reds, oranges and
yellows are warm while blue, green
and violet are cold; being the
greatest degree of warmth in red and
of coldness in blue.
In the colour wheel all the colours are
arranged according to their
temperature and there is some
uncertainty surrounding areas in the
tertiary red violet and yellow green.
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5.11. ATTRIBUTES OF COLOURS
5.11.1. HUE
When we use words such as red, purple, orange, etc., we are describing a colour's hue.
Hue is which distinguishes one colour from another
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5.11.2. VALUE
We also perceive colour differences in two other ways. One is a colour's lightness or darkness. We
can refer to this as lightness-darkness, brightness, or its value. A colour's value can be changed by
adding either white or black.
Value synonymous: luminance, brightness
How light or dark a colour is, the tone can lighten if white is added to a tint.
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5.11.3. SATURATION
Saturation refers to the dominance of hue in the colour. A colour's saturation changes as white
are added to it.
Saturation Synonymous: Chroma, Intensity
The purity of a colour. The level and mixture of white or black included in colours.
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