Color and Color Schemes

An element made up of three distinct qualities: hue, intensity and value.

• Color Scheme

• Primary

• Color

• Light

Which colors are warm colors?

• Red, Blue, Yellow

• Red, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-orange, Yellow

• Orange, Green, Violet

• Blue, Blue-green, Green, Violet, Blue-violet

Which colors are cool colors?

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Red, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-orange, Yellow

• Orange, Green, Violet

• Blue, Blue-green, Green, Blue-Violet, Violet

Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors. True or False

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and are closely related, such as blue, blue-green, and green.

• Analogous

• Hue

• Complementary

• Tertiary

Colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel, such as red and green, blue and orange, and violet and yellow.

• Warm Colors

• Complementary

• Split Complement

• Cool Colors

Which of the following are Tertiary colors?

• Red-Orange

• Yellow

• Blue-Green

• Red-Violet

Check all of the Secondary Colors below:

• Orange

• Red

• Violet

• Green

Color Scheme is plan for selecting or organizing colors.

• True

• False

A split complement scheme is a color paired with colors on each side of its complement, such as yellow with red-violet and blue-violet.

• True

• False