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Colour
• Hue
• Value
• Intensity
HUE
+ =
HUE WHITE TINT
SHADE
+ =
HUE BLACK SHADE
NEUTRALS
(NOT REALLY COLORS)
White No color
Neutral colors: The neutral colors contain equal parts of each of the
three primary colors. Black, white, gray and sometimes brown are
considered as "neutral”.
PRIMARY HUES
yellow
blue
Primary Color-Base Artwork
SECONDARY COLORS
+ ORANGE
=
+ = GREEN
+ = VIOLET
Secondary Color-Base Artwork
INTERMEDIATE (TERTIARY) HUES
Yellow Yellow
orange green
Red Blue
orange green
Red Blue
violet violet
Complementary colours
are opposed to each other
on the colour wheel.
For example;
BLUE
ANALOGOUS COLOR SCHEME
This color scheme uses related, or neighboring colors on the
color wheel with varying values and intensities of the colors.
Complementary Colour Scheme
This color scheme uses three colors, one color with the two
colors on each side of its complement.
VIOLET
TRIAD COLOR SCHEME
• Monochromatic:
Artist: Marc Chagall One Hue many values of Tint
Title: Les Amants Sur Le Toit and Shade
Colour Schemes: Complementary