Art vocabulary

Name of the color

• hue

• value

• intensity

• unity

red, yellow, blue

• secondary colors

• primary colors

• analogous colors

• complementary colors

orange, green, purple

• primary colors

• secondary colors

• analogous colors

• intermediate colors

Between a primary and secondary color on the color wheel

• primary colors

• secondary colors

• intermediate colors

• analogous colors

colors opposite each other on the color wheel

• complementary colors

• analogous colors

• primary colors

• secondary colors

purity and strength of color, brightness and dullness

• hue

• value

• intensity

• neutrals

lightness or darkness of a color

• value

• intensity

• hue

• space

red, yellow, orange

• cool colors

• warm colors

• primary colors

• secondary colors

green purple, blue

• Cool colors

• warm colors

• primary colors

• secondary colors

black, white, gray

• cool colors

• neutrals

• warm colors

• value