Color Schemes

2. consists of a base color and the two colors directly adjacent to its complement (opposite) on the color wheel
4. a darker version of a color (hue) created by adding black to it
8. a color produced by mixing a base hue with white, resulting in a lighter, paler, or pastel version of the original color
9. uses four colors arranged into two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the color wheel
10. a color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.
12. a color resulting from mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary color on the color wheel

1. the foundation for creating other colors. They cannot be created by mixing other colors together.
3. using pairs of colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel
5. a deliberate, structured combination of colors selected from the color wheel
6. using only one color and its tints and shades
7. a color scheme utilizing three hues evenly spaced around the color wheel, forming an equilateral triangle
11. five colors located adjacent to each other on the color wheel (e.g., blue, blue-green, and green)