colors
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NEUTRALS(NOT REALLY COLORS)
No color
All colors
White + Black
Can be used with most colors
White
Black
Gray
Beige
PRIMARY HUES
•Pure and basic
•Cannot be made from any other colors
•All other colors are made from these
•Equal distance from each other on color wheel
RED YELLOW BLUE
SECONDARY COLORS
•Made by mixing equal amounts of 2 primary colors
•Found halfway between the primary hues on the wheel
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ORANGE
GREEN
VIOLET
INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY)
HUES
Made by mixing equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary colors.
WARM COLORS
Appear hot like the sun or like fire
Give feelings of gaiety, activity or cheerfulness
Appear to advance-they make body look larger
Can give a nervous impression if overdone
COOL COLORS
Remind us of water or sky
Give feelings of quietness or restfulness
Appear to recede and make body look smaller
Can be depressing if overdone
MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEME
This is a one-color plan that uses different tints, shades and intensities of the color
BLUE
ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEMEThis color scheme uses related, or neighboring colors on the color wheel with varying values and intensities of the colors.
COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME
This color scheme uses opposite hues on the color wheel. These colors are across from each other on the
wheel and have great contrast.
SPLIT-COMPLEMENTARY COLOR SCHEME
This color scheme uses three colors, one color with the two colors on each side of its complement.
VIOLET
TRIAD COLOR SCHEMEThis color scheme combines three colors equidistant on the
color wheel and has a great deal of contrast.
ACCENTED NEUTRAL COLOR SCHEME
This color scheme combines white, black, gray or sometimes beige with a bright color accent.