Colour Theory Flashcards
1
Q
What are the primary colours?
A
Red, Yellow and Blue
2
Q
What are the secondary colours?
A
Orange, Green and Violet
3
Q
What is a tertiary colour?
A
A colour made of a primary colour and secondary colour
4
Q
What are the warm colours?
A
Red, Yellow and Orange
5
Q
What are the cold colours?
A
Blue, Green and Violet
6
Q
What are contrasting colours?
A
Colours on opposite ends of the colour wheel
7
Q
What are harmonising colours?
A
Colours close to each other on the colour wheel
8
Q
What are advancing colours?
A
Warm colours
9
Q
What are receding colours?
A
Cold colours
10
Q
What is a tint?
A
The addition of white to a colour
11
Q
What is a shade?
A
The addition of black to a colour
