Color Theory

3. Colors made by mixing a primary with an adjacent secondary (e.g., red-orange).
6. Colors that advance visually; associated with warmth (reds, oranges, yellows).
7. The band of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism (science).
10. A hue mixed with black, making it darker.
11. The degree of difference between colors (value, hue, saturation).
14. Lightness or darkness of a color (tint = lighter, shade = darker).
15. A hue mixed with white, making it lighter.
18. Colors opposite on the color wheel (high contrast).
19. Combining pigments or lights to create new hues/values/saturations.
20. Colors adjacent on the wheel (harmonious).
21. A hue mixed with gray, reducing saturation.
22. A pleasing arrangement of colors, often following established schemes.

1. Using variations in value and saturation of a single hue.
2. Basic colors that cannot be made by mixing (in paint: red, yellow, blue).
4. Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel (balanced scheme).
5. Using many colors across the spectrum.
7. Colors made by mixing two primaries (e.g., green, orange, purple).
8. Intensity or purity of a color (also called chroma).
9. Colors that recede visually; associated with coolness (blues, greens, violets).Perception of warmth or coolness of a color based on hue.
12. colors with low saturation such as grays, browns, black, white.
13. The pure color or dominant wavelength (e.g., red, blue).
16. A color plus the two adjacent to its complementary color (less tension).
17. Distance between peaks in a wave; determines perceived color in light physics.