Colour Theory Flashcards
What are the 3 Primary Colours?
Red, Yellow, Blue
What are the 3 Secondary Colours?
Orange, Green, Purple
How are Secondary Colours made?
By mixing two primary colours together
What two Primary colours make Orange
Red and Yellow
What two Primary colours make Purple
Red and Blue
What two Primary colours make Green
Blue and Yellow
What are the 3 Warm Colours
Red, Yellow, Orange
What are the 3 Cold Colours
Blue, Purple, Green
Warm colours are “Advancing colours”, What does that mean?
They appear to be closer to the viewer. This makes things look smaller.
Warm colours are “Receding colours”, What does that mean?
They appear to be further away to the viewer. This makes things look bigger.
What are Complementary colours?
When two colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel they are considered to be complementary colours.
What are Contrasting colours?
Colours that are used together in a design they make each other seem brighter and more intense.
Give me examples of Complementary Colours and Contrasting Colours?
Red and Green, Blue and Orange, Yellow and Purple
What are Harmonising Colours?
The colours next to each other on the colour wheel harmonise (go together)
Give me Examples of Harmonising Colours
Green-yellow, Blue-green, Red-purple, Blue-Purple,
Give me Examples of Tertiary Colours for Red
Red-Purple, Red-Orange
Give me Examples of Tertiary Colours for Blue
Blue-green, Blue-purple
What colour do you need to make shade
Black
What colour do you need to make tint
White
What emotion does red represent
Anger
What emotion does green represent
Calm
What emotion does blue represent
Cool
What emotion does yellow represent
Bright
What emotion does purple represent
Luxury
