| COLOR WHEEL
PRIMARY COLORS:
RED, YELLOW, BLUE
SECONDARY COLORS:
ORANGE, GREEN, PURPLE |
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PRIMARY COLORS
RYB
RED, YELLOW, BLUE
PIGMENT, PAINTING
subtractive color mixing
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PRIMARY COLORS
CMYK
MAGENTA, CYAN, YELLOW, BLACK
PIGMENT, PRINTING
subtractive color mixing
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PRIMARY COLORS
RGB
RED, GREEN, BLUE
LIGHT, COMPUTERS
additive color mixing
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| PAINT COLOR MIXING
RED + YELLOW = ORANGE
(napthol or cadmium red + cadmium yellow)
YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN
(hansa yellow + cerulean blue)
BLUE + RED = PURPLE
(alizarin crimson or quinacridone red + ultramarine blue)
To find out about paint pigment names and
where they fit in the color wheel, go to:
Painting Color Wheel
(pdf)
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Farbkreis by Johannes Itten (1961)
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| COLOR PROPERTIES
HUE = COLOR
CHROMA = INTENSITY, SATURATION
VALUE = TINTS, SHADES (LIGHT TO DARK)
YOU ALSO CHANGE THE HUE, CHROMA, AND
VALUE BY BLENDING COLORS
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conceptual framework of the munsell color order system (1905)
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| TINTS & SHADES
TINT = COLOR + WHITE
SHADE = COLOR + BLACK |
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| COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
COLORS THAT ARE OPPOSITE FROM EACH OTHER ON
THE COLOR WHEEL
Example 1: PURPLE & YELLOW |
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| COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Example 2: ORANGE & BLUE |
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| COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Example 3: RED & GREEN |
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| COLOR CONTRAST
WARM & COOL COLORS
Warm: red, orange, yellow
Cool: green, blue, purple
This is subjective and relative!
...meaning that any of these colors can appear warm or cool depending on
what they are placed next to.
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warm vs. cool colors in the color circle
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| COLOR HARMONY
ANALOGOUS COLORS
colors that sit next to each other on the
color wheel
Example 1: green, blue, purple
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| ANALOGOUS COLORS
Example 2: red, yellow, orange |
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| TRANSPARENCY, REFLECTION
(1) overlapping and blending two colors
(2) change the intensity of the color
(3) change the value of the color
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More on color... |
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