1. Colour Terms Primary colours – RED, YELLOW, BLUE Secondary colours – mix a primary colour with a primary colour ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET Tertiary Colours – mix a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it RED-ORANGE, RED-VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE-GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW- ORANGE, R-V violet B-VB-G green Y-GY-O orange R-O

2. Colour Terms Primary colours RED, YELLOW, BLUE Secondary colours – mix a primary with a primary (e.g. red + yellow = orange) ORANGE, GREEN, VIOLET Tertiary Colours – mix a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it (e.g. red + orange = red-orange) RED-ORANGE, RED-VIOLET, BLUE-VIOLET, BLUE-GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW- ORANGE, R-V violet B-VB-G green Y-GY-O orange R-O

3. COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS Colours directly across from eachother on the colour wheel They bring out the best in eachother They add contrast JUST DON’T MIX THEM – THEY MAKE MUD! R-VY-G green orange violet B-VY-OB-GR-O

4. ANALOGOUS COLOURS Colours BESIDE eachother on the colour wheel They look good together because they have a common colour It’s like relatives (common genes) or neighbours (side by side on the same street) usually 3 colours make a great set to work with R-V violet B-G green Y-G

5. MONOCHROMATIC COLOURS plus tints and shades of that colour One colour plus tints and shades of that colour To create a TINT add white To create a SHADE add black (or the colours’ complement) TINTS SHADES

6. WARM COLOURS Remind you of the sun, fire, summer, autumn… They pop out at you They are attention seekers They give a sense of excitement, fun, energy and heat Y-GY-O orange R-O

7. COOL COLOURS Remind you of ice, sky, grass, winter… They sit back (recede) in a picture They create a sense of relaxation, peace, sadness and cold B-G green R-V violet B-V

8. TRIADIC COLOURS – 3 colours equally spaced on the colour wheel (it forms a triangle) R-V violet B-VB-G green Y-GY-O orange R-O

9. SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS One colour plus the two colours on either side of its’ complement For example, the complementary colour of yellow is violet red-violet and blue-violet on either side of violet so….. yellow, red-violet and blue- violet are a split complementary set R-V violet B-V

10. B-G orange R-O SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS blue-green, orange and red are a split complementary set