Colour Theory Flashcards
What are the primary colours?
Red, yellow and blue
Red and yellow
orange
Blue and yellow
green
blue and red
purple
what are advancing colours?
warm colours
what are receding colours?
cold colours
what are contrasting colours?
colours that are opposite each other in the colour wheel
how are contrasting colours used in design?
to make a certain thing stand out - create dominance
what does red contrast against?
green
what does yellow contrast against?
purple
what does blue contrast against?
orange
what is a harmonising colour?
colours next to each other on the colour wheel
how are harmonising colours used in design?
to make elements of a publication look related to eachother
what is a tertiary colour?
a colour formed when an equal amount of a
primary and a secondary colour are mixed.
what is the requirement for tertiary colours?
they must be beside one another on the colour wheel
what would be the name of the tertiary colour produced by mixing blue and green together be?
blue-green
what are the connotations of red?
FAST
FEAR
WARNING
BLOOD
ANGER
DEBT - IN THE RED
what are the connotations of green?
CALM
SERENE
ENVIRONMENT
PLANTS
NATURAL
GREEN WITH ENVY
EVERLASTING
what are the connotations of yellow?
COWARD
WEAK
BRIGHT
LIGHT
what are the connotations of blue?
SKY
OPENNESS
COLD
COOL
ICE
CHILLED
what are the connotations of purple?
DREAMS
LUXURY
what are the connotations of orange?
WARMTH
ENERGY
HAPPY
SUNSET
what are the connotations of white?
PURITY
HYGIENIC
CLEAN
GOODNESS
EMPTY
what are the connotations of black?
EVIL
SINISTER
MOURNING
DEATH
DARKNESS
MYSTERY
how do you make a tint?
add white
how do you make a shade?
add black
