Color Theory
Color Theory
- Hue: One of the main properties of a color, common hues make up the primary colors
- Value: is the lightness and the darkness of a color
- Saturation: The state or process in which no more of something can be absorbed.
- Millions of colors are available on our computers.
- Secondary color: is made by mixing two or more primary colors
- Tertiary color: are formed when an even amount of primary and secondary colors are mixed
- Complementary color: colors that cancel each other out when combined
- Additive Color Model: a model in which red, green, and blue light are shone different ways to produce different colors.
- RGB is Additive
- CMYK is used for color printing and is used to describe printing itself.
- Analogous colors: Three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel with one of them being the dominant color.
- Tint: A mixture of any color with white to lighten the color
- Shade: A mixture of any color with black to darken the color.
- Neutral: Colors that do not show up on the color wheel such as white, black, and sometimes brown.
- Monochromatic: Visible light of a narrow band of wavelengths
- Cool colors are usually darker and represent sadness. They stand out in a different way than warm colors do.
- Blue is associated with stability.
- Purple symbolizes royalty.
- White is the color of cleanliness.
- Green symbolizes freshness.
- The color orange is associated with joy.
- Red symbolizes danger and passion.