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Flashcards in The Color Wheel Deck (13)
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1
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Red, yellow and blue

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Primary Colors

2
Q

A hue made by mixing 2 primary colors.

  • Orange
  • Green
  • Purple
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Secondary Colors

3
Q
  • Red
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Indigo
  • Violet
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Color Spectrum (ROYGBIV)

4
Q
  • Red
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Purple
A

Color Wheel

5
Q
  1. Monochromatic
  2. Analogous
  3. Complimentary
  4. Triad
  5. Split Complementary
  6. Double Complements
  7. Tetrad
  8. Contrast Non-Complementary
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Types of Color Combinations

6
Q

Involves one hue only.

  • Harmony of self-notes of the same hue
  • Includes all values and intensities of this single hue
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Monochromatic

7
Q

Involves two or more hues which lie adjacent to each other on the color wheel and contain the same hue in each.

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Analogous

8
Q

Involves any two hues of the color wheel (lie directly opposite to each other).

  • Red and green
  • Yellow and purple
  • Orange and blue
  • Also can be intermediate hues
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Complementary

9
Q

Involves 3 hues; as nearly as possible, should be at least three hues from each other on the color wheel. Examples:

  • Primary hues- red, yellow and blue
  • Secondary hues- orange, green and purple
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Triad

10
Q

Involves 3 hues. The complement of the primary hue is not included. It is the two hues on either side of the direct complement that are employed/used.

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Split Complementary

11
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Involves 4 hues: two adjacent hues on the color-wheel and their complements.

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Double Complements

12
Q

Involves 4 hues. Two separated hues and their complements. Examples:

  • Red and yellow- Green and purple
  • Red and blue - Green and Orange
  • Can use intermediates
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Tetrad

13
Q

A color scheme of contrasting but non-complementary hues. Involves 2 hues.

  • Better schemes include both a warm and a cool hue
    • Red and blue
    • Yellow and blue
    • Yellow and green
    • Orange and green
    • Orange and purple
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