Color Theory

A rainbow shows the melting of one _______ into another, from red to violet, and all shades in between.

• hue

• saturation

• band

• tone

This term refers to the intensity of color in an image.

• brightness

• saturation

• fade

• pastel

This term refers to how bright or dark a color is, we can also use the terms tints and shades.

• lightness

• complimentary color

• warm color

• cool color

This color scheme utilizes all the colors is a single hue.

• dichromatic color

• triadic color

• monochromatic color

• red

This color scheme refers to 3 or more colors that touch each other on the color wheel.

• friendly colors

• muddy colors

• triadic colors

• analogous colors

This type of color scheme refers to colors that fall opposite each other on the color wheel.

• friendly colors

• complimentary colors

• rival colors

• neutral colors

Choose all of the warm colors listed below.

• red

• green

• yellow

• blue

Choose all of the cool colors listed below.

• blue

• yellow

• green

• red

These colors sit at a triangle on the color wheel.

• analogous colors

• complimentary colors

• triadic colors

• color amigos

If I want to create a painting that gives the viewer the feeling of nature or healing, I should include this color.

• red

• blue

• yellow

• green