V. 2 Basics of Color

A dark orange or neutral red hue a composite color made by combining red, black and yellow

• Brown
• Black
• Tone
• Shade

A hue that is blended with gray

• Tone
• Tine
• Shade
• Black

A hue that is blended with white

• Tone
• Tint
• Shade
• Black

A hue that is blended with black

• Tone
• Tint
• Shade
• Black

Color combination that uses a triangle to combine 3 colors across the color wheel.

• Triadic Colors
• Complimentary
• Monochromoatic
• Tertiary/Intermediate Colors

Colors located across from each other and offer strong visual contrasts

• Complimentary
• Analogous Colors
• Tertiary/Intermediate Colors
• Monochromoatic

Colors created by different saturations (tints, tones and shades) of the same hue

• Monochromoatic
• Complimentary
• Triadic
• Tertiary/Intermediate Colors

Colors on the color wheel are the greens, blues and violets

• Cool
• Warm
• Triadic Colors
• Analogous Colors

Colors on the color wheel are the reds, oranges and yellows

• Warm
• Primary
• Cool
• Secondary

Created by mixing one part primary color with an equal part adjacent, secondary color

• Tertiary/Intermediate Colors
• Complimentary
• Analogous Colors
• Monochromoatic