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DESCRIPTION

A color wheel (also referred to as a color circle)

is a visual representation of colors arrangedaccording to their chromatic relationship. Begin a

color wheel by positioning primary hues

equidistant from one another, then create a

bridge between primaries using secondary and

tertiary colors.

DESCRIPTION

Primary Colors:Colors at their basic essence;

those colors that cannot be created by miing

others. Secondary Colors:!hose colors

achieved by a miture of two primaries. Tertiary

Colors:!hose colors achieved by a miture of

primary and secondary hues.

DESCRIPTION

!he color wheel can be divided into rangesthat are visually active or passive. Active colors

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will appear to advance when placed againstpassive hues. "assive colors appear to recedewhen positioned against active hues.

Advancing hues are most often thought tohave less visual weight than the recedinghues.#ost often warm, saturated, light valuehues are $active$ and visually advance. Cool,low saturated, dar% value hues are $passive$and visually recede. &ome colors remain

visually neutral or indifferent.

DESCRIPTION

Cool colours are made mostly of green,

blue and violet (purple). !his family of

colors is called cool because they remind

you of cool thin%s li%e a cool forest or a cool

la%e. !his painting by Claude #onet uses

cool colors to suggest a quiet pond.

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DESCRIPTION

'arm colors are ma%e mostly of redorange and yellow. !his family of colors is

called warm because they remind you of

warm thin%s li%e fire or sun. 'arm colors

can ever ma%e you feel warmer because

they can slightly increase your circulation

and body temperature.