Color Theory and Art Concepts

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Complementary Colors

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Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel

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Analogous colors

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Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

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Primary colors

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Red, yellow, blue

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Secondary Colors

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Orange, green, violet

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Intermediate/Tertiary colors

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Combination of equal amounts of primary color and adjacent secondary color

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The complement of Green

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Red

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The complement of Blue

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Orange

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Monochromatic

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The use of one color and tints and shades of that color

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Tint

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Adding white to a color

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Shade

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Adding black to a color