colour theory Flashcards
What is colour name?
Each specific colour is given a name to describe it.
What does colour intensity refer to?
It refers to how bright or dull a colour is.
What is colour value?
It refers to how light or dark a colour is.
What is colour tint?
This is achieved by adding white to a colour, which makes it lighter.
What is colour tone?
This is obtained by adding grey to a colour, which makes it duller than the original colour.
What is colour shade?
This is achieved by adding black to a colour, which makes the colour darker.
what are the three classifications of colour?
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
name the three primary colours
Blue, Yellow and Red
name the three secondary colours.
Purple, Green and Orange
Where are tertiary colours indicated on the colour wheel?
In between a primary and secondary colour
What are neutral colours?
Black, white and grey
Where are the warm colours located on the colour wheel?
Red, orange, yellow are on the right side of the colour wheel
Where are the cool colours located on the colour wheel?
Green, blue, purple or on the left side of the colour wheel
What are warm colours described as?
Advancing colours
What effect do warm colours have on objects?
They attract attention
What are cool colours described as?
Receding colours
What effect do cool colours have on objects?
They make objects appear less important and further away
What effect do warm colours have on people’s emotions?
Warm colours make people feel excited, cheerful and energetic.
What is the emotional effect of cool colours?
Cool colours have a calm, serene effect.
What is a monochromatic colour combination?
A colour combination achieved when only one colour’s different tints and shades are combined.
Give an example of a monochromatic colour.
Sky blue, navy blue, dark blue.
What is an analogous colour combination?
A colour combination achieved when combining two or three colours sitting next to each other on the colour wheel.
Give an example of an analogous colour combination.
Blue, blue-green, and green.
What is a complementary colour combination?
A combination formed when one colour on the colour wheel is combined with its opposite colour (its complement)
Provide an example of a complementary colour combination.
Red and green
What is a double complementary colour combination?
A combination obtained when two colours that sit directly next to each other on the colour wheel are combined with their complements.
What is a triadic colour combination?
A triadic colour combination is obtained when combining three colours, each at the corner of an equilateral triangle placed on the colour wheel.
What is a split complementary colour combination?
This is formed when one colour is combined with the two colours on either side of its complement.
