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What is Color Theory?
• A body of practical guidance to color mixing
• The visual impact of specific color combinations
The Color Wheel• Sir Isaac Newton developed first color wheel
in 1666 • Based on primary colors: Red, Yellow, Blue• Logically arranged sequence of pure hues
Primary Colors• Red, Blue, and Yellow are the only
primary colors
• These colors make up all others
• No color(s) mixed together can make these.
Secondary Colors• Violet, Green, and
Orange• Two primary colors
mixed together
Color #1 Color #2 Secondary Color
red blue VIOLET
blue yellow GREEN
yellow red ORANGE
Tertiary Colors
• One primary color mixed with a related secondary color.
Color #1 Color #2 Tertiary Color
red orange RED-ORANGE
red violet RED-VIOLET
yellow orange YELLOW-ORANGE
yellow green YELLOW-GREEN
blue green BLUE-GREEN
blue violet BLUE-VIOLET
Complementary Colors
• Complementary Colors
• Split Complementary Colors
• Double Complementary Colors
• Analogous or Harmonious Colors
Complementary Colors
• Two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel
• Represents the strongest contrasts of color
• When mixed together, they neutralize one another and form gray
Double Complementary
Colors
• Two colors plus two colors directly across from them on the color wheel.
Analogous or Harmonious Colors
• Three to four colors next to each other on the color wheel
• Often have a hue in common that makes them harmonious.
Warm Colors
• Tend to advance from a picture plane
• Are related to fire, heat, highlights
• Express feelings of warmth, action, even anger
Cool Colors
• Tend to recede in a picture plane
• Are related to shadows
• Express feelings of calm, crispness, even sadness, jealousy, and peace
Colors and Neutrals
• Neutrals: WHITE, BLACK, and GRAY
• Tint: A hue (color) plus white.
• Tone: A hue plus grey.
• Shade: A hue plus black.
• Monochromatic: One color plus black and white to create all the range of that color.