The document discusses color theory as it relates to painting and decorating. It defines primary colors as red, yellow, and blue. Secondary colors are produced by mixing two primary colors - orange from red and yellow, purple from red and blue, and green from blue and yellow. A color circle or chromatic circle arranges all the colors in a circle with primary, secondary, and intermediate colors. Color schemes include monochromatic using one color, complementary using opposite colors, analogous using adjacent colors, and contrasting using different colors from anywhere on the wheel. Neutrals are grey mixtures of black and white while tints add white, shades add black, and tones add grey to colors.

1. COLOUR PRACTICE: PAINTING AND DECORATING

2. What are the primary colours of paint?
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
Primary colours are the three colours that cannot be produced by mixing other
colours together. They are:

3. What are the secondary colours of paint?
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
RED + BLUE = PURPLE
BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN
A secondary colour is produced by mixing equal amounts of two
primary colours together. There are three secondary paint colours;
ORANGE – PURPLE - GREEN

4. BLUE
REDYELLOW

5. It is possible to get a wide range of intermediate colours by mixing two
primaries in different proportions.
ORANGE PURPLE GREEN

6. What is the chromatic or colour circle?
The colour circle is a circle with twelve different coloured
segments containing the three primary colours, the three secondary colours
and six intermediate colours.
White is at the centre
YELLOW
YELLOW-GREEN
GREEN
BLUE-GREEN
BLUE
BLUE-PURPLE
PURPLE
RED-PURPLE
RED
RED-ORANGE
ORANGE
YELLOW-ORANGE

7. YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W
THE CHROMATIC or COLOUR CIRCLE
We use this when producing colour schemes

8. Neutrals and greys
Neutral or greys are devoid of colour and are made from a mixture of
white and black
White Light Grey Mid Grey Dark Grey Black

9. Tints
Tints are produced by adding a colour to white.
YELLOW WHITE
RED WHITE
BLUE WHITE

10. Shades
Shades are produced by adding Black to a colour
YELLOW BLACK
RED BLACK
BLUE BLACK

11. Tones
Tones are produced by adding Grey to a colour, dark grey will produce a dark tone
and light grey will produce a light tone.
YELLOW GREY
RED GREY

12. Outcome 2: Select, mix, match and apply colour.
You will have by now mixed colours in the
workshop during your exercises on the panels
and cubicle walls.

13. Outcome 3: Apply colour theories ands produce monochromatic and
complimentary schemes using primary colours.
What is a monochromatic colour scheme?
Monochromatic means “one colour”
So a monochromatic colour scheme is made by using one colour along with tints
shades and tones of that colour.

14. Monochromatic:
using 12 No’s from BS 4800
12 being yellow-green on the chromatic wheel
BS 12 E 53
BS 12 B 15
BS 12 B 17
BS 12 E 51

15. Monochromatic
BS 00 A 09
BS 04 E 51
BS 04 E 53
BS 04 E 49

16. YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W
What is a complimentary colour scheme?
A Complimentary colour scheme is achieved by using colours that are opposite
each other in the colour wheel.

17. Complimentary
BS 14 E 51
BS 04 E 51
BS 04 E 53
BS 14 C 31

18. Complimentary colour scheme…
using 22 No’s and 10 No’s from the BS 4800 colour range
(22 and 10 are opposite each other on the chromatic colour circle)
00 BS 22 D 45
BS 22 B 17
BS 10 E 53
BS 10 E 49

19. Outcome 4: Apply colour theories and produce analogous and
contrasting schemes using secondary colours.
What is an analogous colour scheme?
Analogous means “next to”
So an Analogous colour scheme is made by using colours that are next to
each other in the colour wheel.

20. Analogous
RO + O + YO would be an Analogous colour scheme
YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W

21. This is an analogous colour scheme
as we are using BS 4800 06, 08 and 10 No’s which are next to each
other on the colour wheel
BS 06 E 50
BS 08 B 15
BS 10 E 50
BS 06 D 43

22. Analogous
BS 10 E 49
BS 12 B 15
BS 12 E 53
BS 14 C 31

23. What is a contrasting colour scheme?
A contrasting colour scheme is made by using colours that are
quite different to each other but may come from anywhere within
the colour wheel.

24. Contrasting
A contrasting colour scheme is made by using colours that
are quite different from each other but may come from
anywhere within the colour wheel
R + B + Y would be a contrasting colour scheme
YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W

25. Contrasting
BS 18 E 53
BS 12 B 15
BS 12 E 53
WHITE

26. Contrasting
BS 18 E 53
BS 10 E 53
BS 16 C 33
BS 18 C 31

27. Quick Quiz
time!!!

28. Which one of the four colours listed below is not a
primary paint colour:
RED
ORANGE
YELLOW
BLUE

29. ORANGE

30. The secondary paint colour produced by mixing red
and yellow in equal proportions is:
PURPLE
ORANGE
GREEN
VIOLET

31. ORANGE

32. The secondary paint colour produced by mixing red
and blue in equal proportions is:
PURPLE
ORANGE
GREEN
NEUTRAL

33. PURPLE

34. The secondary paint colour produced by mixing yellow
and blue in equal proportions is:
PURPLE
ORANGE
GREEN
VIOLET

35. GREEN

36. The complementary colour to yellow is:
PURPLE
RED
GREEN
BLUE

37. PURPLE

38. The complementary colour to green is:
PURPLE
RED
ORANGE
BLUE

39. RED

40. The complementary colour to blue is:
GREEN
RED
ORANGE
YELLOW

41. ORANGE

42. An analogous colour scheme is produced by using
colours that are:
a, adjacent in the colour circle
b, opposite in the colour circle
c, tints of primary colours
d, shades of secondary colours

43. a,is analogous
RO + O + YO would be an Analogous colour scheme
YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W

44. A complementary colour scheme is produced by using
colours that are:
a, adjacent in the colour circle
b, opposite in the colour circle
c, tints of primary colours
d, shades of secondary colours

45. YO
O
RO
R
RP
P
BP
B
BG
G
YG
Y
W
b,is a complimentary
A Complimentary colour scheme is achieved by using colours that are opposite
each other in the colour wheel.

46. The term neutral refers to:
a, colours that are opposite in the colour circle
b, colours that have white or light grey added to them
c, colours that have black or dark grey added to them
d, greys which have no colour

47. d, Neutrals and greys
Neutral or greys are devoid of colour and are made from a mixture of
white and black
White Light Grey Mid Grey Dark Grey Black

48. The term tint refers to:
a, colours that are opposite in the colour circle
b, colours that have white added to them
c, colours that have black added to them
d, greys which have no colour

49. b, Tints
Tints are produced by adding a colour to white.
YELLOW WHITE
RED WHITE
BLUE WHITE

50. The term shade refers to:
a, colours that are opposite in the colour circle
b, colours that have white added to them
c, colours that have black added to them
d, greys which have no colour

51. c, Shades
Shades are produced by adding Black to a colour
YELLOW BLACK
RED BLACK
BLUE BLACK

52. In a room with a monochromatic colour scheme,
where the ceiling is white, the main walls are light
blue and the feature wall is mid blue the door would
be:
a, light yellow
b, mid yellow
c, mid blue
d, deep orange

53. MID BLUE

54. In a room with a monochromatic colour scheme,
where the ceiling is white, the main walls are pale
green and the feature wall is a deeper green the door
would be:
a, green
b, orange
c, purple
d, red

55. GREEN

56. In a room with a complementary colour scheme where
the principal colour is tints of orange the other colours
used should be:
a, shades of purple
b, tints of green
c, tints or shades of yellow
d, tints or shades of blue

57. TINTS OR SHADES
OF BLUE

58. 08
06-08
06
04
02
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
W
THE CHROMATIC or COLOUR CIRCLE
as rated in the BS 4800 colour system