Color Theory. Primary Colors What are the Primary Colors?

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Color Theory

Primary Colors

What are the Primary Colors?

Primary Colors

• Red• Yellow• Blue

Primary Colors

Why are they called the Primary Colors?

Primary Colors

Because They mix together to make all other colors on the color wheel.

Primary Colors

Secondary Colors

What are the secondary colors?

Secondary Colors

• Green• Orange• Violet (purple)

Secondary Colors

How are They made?

You mix:

Yellow + Blue= Green

Red + Blue = Violet (purple)

Red + Yellow =Orange

Secondary Colors

What are the Tertiary colors?

Tertiary Colors

Tertiary Colors• Red-Orange• Red-Violet• Blue-Violet• Blue-Green• Yellow-Green• yellow-orange

Tertiary Colors

How are they Made?

Tertiary ColorsBy mixing:

Red + Violet=red-violet

Red + Orange=red-orange

Blue + Violet=blue-Violet

Blue + Green=blue-green

Yellow + Green=Yellow-green

Yellow + Orange=yellow-orange

Complementary Colors

How Do you find the Color Complements?

Complementary Colors

You pick any color on the wheel and the color on opposite ends of the color wheel

should be the color.

Complementary Colors

• Red and Green

• Blue and Orange

• Yellow and Violet

Complementary Colors

• You can also find these combinations in nature.

Triadic Colors(Triads)

What is a color Triad?

Triadic Colors(Triads)

• Any 3 colors with a balanced Triangular relationship. These are very colorful but have a sense of harmony when used together.

COLOR TRIADS

• Triad 1=Red, Yellow, Blue

• Triad 2=Violet, Orange, Green

• Triad 3=Red-orange,Blue-Violet, Yellow-Green

• Triad 4=Red-violet, Blue Green, Red-Orange

Analogous Colors

• What are analogous colors?

ANALOGOUS COLORS

• Analogous colors are sets of 3 or 5 neighboring colors on the color wheel. The set shares one common central color.

ANALOGOUS COLORS

• The example on the right shows a 3 color analogous set. The

colors red-violet, and blue violet both share

the color Violet.

Split-Complementary

• Split complements are made up of one color and the two colors next to the color’s complementary color.

Monochromatic

• Monochromatic: A color scheme that involves one hue, plus it’s various tints and shades ( one color combined with only black or white, varying in value).

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