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Colour Theory Flashcards

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What are the primary colours?

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Red, blue and yellow

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What are the secondary colours?

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Orange, green and purple

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What is a tertiary colour?

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A tertiary colour is a primary colour and a secondary colour mixed together

They get half of their name from each one

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What is the difference between an advancing colour and a receding colour?

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Receding is a warm colour gettingcooler towards the middle

Advancing is a warm colour getting cooler towards the outside

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What is a tint?

What is a shade?

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A tint is any colour mixed with white to make it lighter (pastel colour)

A shade is any colour mixed with black to make it darker

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Give 3 words to describe the colour red

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Anger, speed, passion, love, danger, warmth

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Give 3 words to describe the colour yellow

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Optimism, bright, sunshine, happy, anxiety, cowardice

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Give 3 words to describe the colour blue

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Trust, cold, formal, sad, elegance, confidence

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Give 3 words to describe the colour green

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Balance, relaxing, boredom, fresh, envy, peaceful

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Give 3 words to describe the colour orange

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Creativity, flavour, immaturity, sunny, enthusiasm, appetising

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Give 3 words to describe the colour purple

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Nobility, luxury, wealth, ambition, greed, extravagance

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Give 3 words to describe the colour pink

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Feminine, naive, immature, compassion, sweet

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Give 3 words to describe the colour brown

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Trustworthy, genuine, sincere, reliable, boring, practical

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Give 3 words to describe the colour white

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Innocence, clenliness, simplicity, pure, empty, unimaginative

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Give 3 words to describe the colour black

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Sophisticated, strength, negativity, dramatic, serious, sadness

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How is colour harmony created?

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Harmony is created when colours close together on the colour wheel are used together

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Give an example of any 2 harmonising colours

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Red and orange, orange and yellow, yellow and green, green and blue, blue and purple, purple and pink, pink and red

18
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What is colour contrast?

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Any 2 colours which are directly opposite each other

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Give an example of any 2 contrasting colours

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Red and green, orange and blue, yellow and purple

20
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What is reflection?

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Reflection is when an object reflects off of another surface

21
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What is a highlight?

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Highlight can be used to emphasise a particular part of a poster or is an area of white to show reflected light

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