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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

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