Color Theory
Color Theory
Color Theory
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<strong>Color</strong> <strong>Theory</strong><br />
<strong>Color</strong> is the perceptual characteristic of light<br />
described by a color name. Specifically, color is<br />
light, and light is composed of many colors—<br />
those we see are the colors of the visual<br />
spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and<br />
violet. Objects absorb certain wavelengths and<br />
reflect others back to the viewer. We perceive<br />
these wavelengths as color.
<strong>Color</strong><br />
An element of Art made up of three qualities<br />
•Hue-<br />
•Intensity-<br />
•Value-<br />
The color’s Name<br />
The color’s brightness/dullness<br />
The color’s lightness/darkness
Primary <strong>Color</strong>s<br />
The three colors from<br />
which all other colors are<br />
made<br />
Red, Yellow and Blue<br />
The <strong>Color</strong> Wheel - Hue<br />
The colors of the light spectrum bent into a circle<br />
P<br />
P<br />
P
Secondary <strong>Color</strong>s<br />
<strong>Color</strong>s made by mixing<br />
equal amounts of two<br />
primary colors.<br />
Orange= Red & Yellow<br />
Green=Yellow & Blue<br />
Violet=Blue & Red<br />
The <strong>Color</strong> Wheel - Hue<br />
The colors of the light spectrum bent into a circle<br />
S<br />
S<br />
S
The <strong>Color</strong> Wheel - Hue<br />
Tertiary/Intermediate<br />
<strong>Color</strong>s<br />
A color made by mixing a<br />
primary and a secondary<br />
color.<br />
P+S=T<br />
The colors of the light spectrum bent into a circle<br />
T<br />
T<br />
T<br />
T T<br />
T
1. Value-<br />
2. Neutrals-<br />
3. Shades-<br />
4. Tints-<br />
<strong>Color</strong> Value<br />
The degree of darkness or light<br />
present in any hue.<br />
Black, white and any value of gray.<br />
Any variation of color that is darker than the<br />
original hue usually as a result of the addition<br />
of black<br />
Any variation of color that is lighter than the<br />
original hue usually as a result of the addition<br />
of white
1. Harmony<br />
2. Analogous<br />
3. Complementary<br />
4. Monochromatic<br />
5. Triad<br />
<strong>Color</strong> Harmonies<br />
-The orderly combination of colors.<br />
-Two to four adjacent hues on the color wheel<br />
which share a common base color.<br />
-Two opposite hues on the color wheel.<br />
-One color in various values and<br />
intensities used in a color scheme.<br />
-Every fourth color on the color wheel.
Analogous <strong>Color</strong>s<br />
<strong>Color</strong>s that are next to each other on the color wheel. They share<br />
a common color.<br />
Example: Red, Red-Orange, Orange<br />
Rousseau
Complimentary <strong>Color</strong>s<br />
Complimentary colors enhance each other when next to each<br />
other and neutralize each other when mixed.<br />
Cezanne
Monochromatic <strong>Color</strong><br />
One color in various values and intensities used in a color<br />
scheme.<br />
Picasso
Triad <strong>Color</strong><br />
Every fourth color on the color wheel.<br />
Mondrian