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.- • SECONDARY COLORS
• Secondaries are the three colors which are produzed by mixing two of the three

J,,' primaries In equal amounts.

• RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
• RED + BLUE = VIOLET

J • n :LlGW + BLUE = GREEN

eTERnARY COLORS
eTertiary are the three colors produced by mixing a primary with a secondary. the exact
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RED ORAI;GE RUSSET, BURNT ORANGE, CORAL

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P.ED + PURPLE MULBERRY, AMETHYST ORCHID
-BLUE + PURPLE HELIOTROPE,PERIWINKLE, LAVANDER
eMixtures of complimentaries not included because these produce shades of gray.... neutral.
-COMPLEX COLORS
eAlI colors which are made up of more complicated mixtures than those producing '
secondary and tertiary colors are called complex.
I eNEUTRAL COLORS
'" eBlack and white are considered neutral. Also all those tic;!s and shades in which tones of

1 gray or brown predominate.

TINTS
.The light tones resulting when white is mixed with a
color. Much white makes a color cold
.SHADES .
• The dark tones resulting when black is mixed with a
color. Much black deadens the color.
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.Each hue has many tones. By tone - or tonal value ·
we mean the relative strength of the hue as it
approaches black or white at the opposite ends of the
value scale. Mixed with white, a color is "pale" in
tone; mixed with black, It is dark in tone.
• CHROMA .
• This term is used interchangeably with value, tonal value, and intensity. The chroma
of a color such as yellow is " light" ; the chroma of a color such as Navy blue is "dark" .
• LUMINOSITY
• This!enn is used to describe a Quality of wann dear colors in light refleaing tones and
finishes, such as light golden-yellow. Oear white is also luminous. Literally "luminous"
are only metals in gold, silver,etc.

COLOR SCHEMES

• RELATED SCHEMES
• MONOCHROMATIC
• This color scheme uses a single hue. (example: red and its varying tints and shades)
 • ANALOGOUS
• This scheme us~ adjacent hues. (example: red, red·orange, and red-violet)
• CONTRASTING SCHEMES
• COMPLEMENTARY
• If two hues are opposite each other on the color wheel they are considered to be
complementary colo!S. When used together in a design they make each other
. seem brighter and more intense. (example: red and green)

Split Complementary

• This color scheme uses three colors: any hue

and the two adjacent to its complement. (example:
red, yellow-green, and blue-green)

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three colors. They are
evenly spaced from each
other. (example: red,
yellow, and blue)

DISCORTING SCHEMES
Double Complement
• This color scheme uses two pairs of complements. (exanple:
yellow and Violet, blue and orange)

Alternate Complement
• • This scheme uses four %,.,"",..,"
colors: a triad & a complement
to one of the hues. (ex: red,
• yellow, blue and violet)
Tetrad
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• This scheme uses four colors evenly spaced on the mIor wheel.
• A primary, secondary and two tertiary collars are used. (example:
red, green, yellow-orange, and blue-violet)

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