Color Theory Flashcards
It’s the another word for colors.
HUE
It’s the intensity or the purity of the color.
SATURATION
SATURATION control if we want the color to look more __ or ___.
Saturated (vibrant) or Desaturated (dull)
It represent how light or dark a color.
Value
It is created by adding black to a hue.
SHADE
It is created by adding white to make a color less intense.
TINT
It is created by combining black, white or gray w/ a hue.
TONE
It pairs two colors directly opposite on the color wheel
Complementary
Uses one base color and two secondary color
Split-Complementary
In split-complemetary, the (base) color is the __, while you should only use the (secondary) for __ or __.
main
highlights or accents
Works by combining a main color w/ colors that set next to it.
Analogous
Analogous produce a __.
Calming Energy
It just takes one basic color from the color wheel and uses, It’s different shades, tones, or tints to create a palette.
Monochromatic
It uses three colors evenly space on the color wheel forming a triangle.
Triadic
It’s a two sets of complementary colors that form one part.
Tetradic
Tetradic works if one of the colors is the __ in the palette and the rest are use as __.
dominant, accent
