1. Color

2. The 12 colors of the spectrum arranged in a circle.
Color Wheel
The 12 colors of the spectrum arranged in a circle.

3. The Properties of Color
Hue is the name of the color (red, yellow, etc.) It refers to the color’s position on the color wheel.
Value – The lightness or darkness of a color.
Chroma/Intensity – The brightness or dullness of a color.

4. Black, white, and gray…they do not contain colors.
Neutrals
Black, white, and gray…they do not contain colors.

5. Tints and Shades Tints are made by adding white to a color.
Shades are made by adding black to a color.

6. The three colors used to create all other colors.
Primary Colors
The three colors used to create all other colors.

7. Primary color
Yellow, Red, and Blue. All other colors can be made from these colors.

8. The three colors made by combining the three primary colors.
Secondary Colors
The three colors made by combining the three primary colors.

9. Secondary color Green, orange, purple
Secondary color Green, orange, purple. The three colors made by combining two of the primary colors.

10. Tertiary or Intermediate Colors
The six colors made by combining primary and secondary colors.

11. Warm and Cool Colors

12. One color and its tints and shades.
Monochromatic
One color and its tints and shades.

13. Monochromatic
Monochromatic = one color plus its tints and shades.

14. Monochromatic

15. Complementary
Two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel.

16. Complimentary
Two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. Ex: blue and orange
When place side by side they give very high contrast.

17. Complimentary

18. If you mix two complementary colors, you can make gray!
Tones
If you mix two complementary colors, you can make gray!
Mixing complements changes the intensity of the colors. Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a color.

19. Three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Analogous
Three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

20. Analogous
3 colors that are side by side on the color wheel. Ex: blue, blue-violet, violet.

21. Analogous

22. One color and the two colors on each side of its complement.
Split Complementary
One color and the two colors on each side of its complement.