Color wheel Flashcards

1
Q

An abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle that shows
relationships between primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary and complementary colors.

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Color Wheel?

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2
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……. might be added between colors
to form larger wheel.

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Gradation

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3
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A color that cannot be achieved by mixing other
colors.

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Primary colors

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4
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A color that achieved by mixing two of the
primary colors.

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Secondary colors

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5
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A color that achieved by mixing primary and
secondary colors together equally.

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Tertiary colors

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6
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offered a grid containing 119 colors.

  • He arranged his choices in a progression
    from lighter to darker colors but did not
    claim to include all variations of all
    mixtures.
  • From left to right at the top, there are
    seven colors, all pure, unmixed
A

Richard Waller

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7
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  • A color triangle operates with the three basic colors and gives all mixtures in which at least one-twelfth
    of another color is added to a base
    color.
  • Black and white are treated as the
    representatives of light and darkness,
    which in turn either lighten or darken
    the colors.
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Mayer’s Color Triangle

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8
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  • The system comprises two circles which are
    intended to demonstrate how the other colors
    can be created out of red, yellow and blue.
  • At the center of his circle, he is
    demonstrates the subtractive mixing of
    colors, with his most important observation
    showing that black.
A

Color wheel: Moses Harris

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9
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Color Parameter

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Hue
Chroma
value

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10
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A term for the position of a color a long
the band of the spectrum, degrees from
0˚ to 360˚
* It refers to the name of the color.
* Pure colors, didn’t mixed with white,
gray or black

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hue

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11
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  • refers to the purity of a color
  • A color with high chroma has no black,
    white, or gray added to it. Conversely,
    adding white, black, or gray reduces it
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Chroma (Saturation) or Intensity

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12
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It is the color brightness or darkness.
* refers to how light or dark a
color is.

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value

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13
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  • its …… color schemes are derived
    from a single base hue, and extended using
    its shades, tones and tints (that is, a hue
    modified by the addition of black, gray (black
    + white).
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Monochromatic

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14
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  • Hues that are next to each other in the
    color wheel ( one- four hues with their
    shades)
  • They are closely related therefore they
    are visually harmonious.
  • If more than 3 colors are used, it’s not
    preferable to use their tints and shades
    as well.
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Analogous Color Scheme

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15
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A pair of colors will be found in positions
directly across in the color wheel.

  • Each hues balances and gives relief from its
    complement in some way that seems to offer
    visual and psychological satisfaction.
  • If the color has high intensity, its usually best
    if reserved for small areas.
  • This color scheme create high contrast result.
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Complementary Color Scheme (Contrasting scheme)

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16
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  • One hue on one side of the color wheel is
    used with two hues on the opposite side of
    the wheel.
  • Has more variety and flexibility
  • They should be close to each other in the
    color wheel.
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Split Complementary Color Scheme:

17
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Two pairs of complementariness
positioned on the wheel in the form of a
narrow letter X

  • Difficult to apply because it is difficult to
    find exact hues
  • The contrast is less strong
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Double Complementariness:

18
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  • Triad color schemes are based on three
    hues spaced approximately equally around
    the color wheel.
  • The most difficult to develop successfully
    because of its tendency to become glaring
    and harsh
  • It is richly colorful and can produce great
    satisfying results
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Triad Color Scheme :