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Learning how colors are created
Primary
Red, Yellow, Blue
Magenta, Yellow, Cyan
Secondary - mixed Primary
Orange, Green, Violet
Tertiary/Intermediary
All the colors between Primary & Secondary like yellow-green, red-violet, and yellow-orange.
Complementary Color
Directly across the color wheel like red/green, yellow/violet, blue/orange
Warm - Yellow, Orange, Red
Cool - Blue, Green, Violet
Triad - Triangular relationships on the color wheel (Many forms though the split complement is very popular)
Hue - Basic/Pure color straight from the color wheel.
Tint - White + Color
Shade - Color + Black
Tone - Color + Gray
Neutralizing - Mixing a color with a bit of its complement. This subtley unifies the color in a work.
Resources
Color Wheels
Color Chart in back of room
classmates & ms. bailey
Can't get enough of color organization? Try playing I love Hue
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