Art Vocab 3: Color Theory

What are the primary colors?

• green, orange, and violet

• red, yellow, and blue

• red, yellow, and orange

What are the secondary colors?

• green, orange, and violet

• red, yellow, and blue

• red, yellow, and orange

What is a tertiary color?

• a primary color mixed with a primary color

• a secondary color mixed with a secondary color

• a primary color mixed with a secondary color

What is a tint?

• adding white to a color

• adding black to a color

• adding black and white to a color

What is a shade?

• adding white to a color

• adding black to a color

• adding black and white to a color

What is a tone?

• adding white to a color

• adding black to a color

• adding black and white to a color

What is a monochromatic color scheme?

• colors that are opposites on the color wheel

• colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

• tints, shades, and tones of one color

What are the warm colors?

• reds, blues, and yellows

• reds, oranges, and yellows

• blues, violets, and greens

What are the cool colors?

• reds, blues, and yellows

• reds, oranges, and yellows

• blues, violets, and greens