Color theory Flashcards
Colors with a predominance of blue =
Cool
Red :
Green
Cool tone + warm tone =
Cool
Two ways in which hair color may be described :
Level & tone
Blue
Orange
YO :
BV
YG :
RV
Yellow
Violet
Chromatic Colors
The colors of the rainbow; made up of primary, secondary and tertiary colors
Tertiary colors are…
primary and secondary colors mixed together in similar proportions. Their names are stated with the primary color listed first. For example: yellow-orange or red-violet
Primary colors are…
(red, yellow and blue) the basic building blocks of all chromatic colors. They can- not be created by mixing other colors together.
Secondary colors are…
(Orange, green and violet) two
primary colors mixed together in similar proportions.
RO :
BG
Colors with a predominance of red =
Warm
Achromatic colors :
Achromatic colors are white, black and shades of grey