Color Review

This group of colors include greens, blues, and purples. They create calming, relaxing, chill feelings.

• primary colors

• warm colors

• cool colors

A pure, unmixed color.

• hue

• shade

• tone

A tool that helps artists make decisions about color because it allows them to see the relationships between colors.

• descriptive color

• secondary colors

• color wheel

Red, blue, and yellow.

The 3 colors used to make all the other colors on the color wheel.

• primary colors

• warm colors

• tertiary colors

White, black, brown, and gray.

These colors don't appear on the color wheel. They are muted and earthy.

• warm colors

• neutral colors

• monochromatic colors

A color pair that sit across from each other on the color wheel. They are considered opposites and they create a lot of contrast when used together.

• cool colors

• secondary colors

• complimentary colors

When artists use the element of color to create a mood of feeling in their artwork.

• expressive color

• descriptive color

• neutral colors

A lightened color.

color + white

• tone

• hue

• tint

This group of colors includes reds, oranges, and yellows and all the colors in between. They are vivid and energetic.

• tertiary colors

• monochromatic colors

• warm colors

Orange, green, and purple.

These colors are created by mixing two primary colors together.

• secondary colors

• cool colors

• analogous colors