Colour Theory Year 7

What are the primary colours? YELLOW RED BLUE Why are they primary? Because they can’t be mixed from other colours

Secondary Colours YELLOW RED ORANGE RED BLUE PURPLE BLUE YELLOW GREEN

Tertiary Colours A tertiary colour is a colour made up of either- A primary and secondary colour Or two secondary colours YELLOW GREEN LIGHT GREEN BLUE PURPLE DARK PURPLE ORANGE GREEN BROWN

Complimentary Colours What do these colours do to each other? BLUE ORANGE YELLOW PURPLE RED GREEN How do we know which colours are complimentary?

Harmonious Colours Warm Cool Colour Harmony: when colours work well together and are pleasing to the eye, creating a sense of inner balance. Some examples: Cool Colours Cool Warm Warm Colours Earth Colours

Harmonious Colours How can we tell which colours work harmoniously? 1) Use your eyes, does it look nice? 2) Follow some simple rules to help you Complementary colours are Harmonious Split complementary colours are Harmonious 3) Use your surroundings to help you Analogous colours are Harmonious Triadic colours are Harmonious Look at nature What colours would you have in your living room?

Shades and Tints A Tint is…? A Shade is…? The mixture of a colour with white, adding lightness The mixture of a colour with black, adding darkness

Black and White Are Black and White colours? Black and white are not considered to be colours They are tones of light and dark and everything in between They may be added to colours to create tints and shades