Lesson 55-Colors

Properties of Color:
1.Primary color-original colors Red,Yellow & Blue.
2.Secondary color-combination of 2 primary colors results are Orange,Violet & Green.
3.Intermediate/Tertiary color-combination of primary & secondary colors such as:Yellow orange,Yellow Green,Blue Green,Blue Violet,Red Violet,Red Orange.
Dimension of Colors:
1.Hue-name of a color & the position of the color in the color wheel.
2. Color Wheel-colors of the visible spectrum made up of primary & other color combinations.
3. Intensity of colors-degree of brightness & dullness of a color.
Ex. Scarlet red(intense red)
Old rose(little redness)
Pink(Diluted red)
4. Value of color-degree of lightness & darkness of a color.
Ex. Maroon(dark red)
Pink(light red)
Warm colors-are advancing colors because they appear nearer to you.They resemble the color of fire & sun.(red,yellow & orange)
Cool colors-are receding colors.They resemble the color of oceans,rice fields,sky & other things of nature.(blue,violet & green)
Color Harmonies:
1)Related color Harmonies-colors near eachother in the color wheel.
A.Monochromatic color harmony-uses 1 color with different values & intensity.
Ex. Dark blue,medium blue,light blue.
B.Analogous-made up of 2 or more colors near eachother the color wheel.
Ex. red,red orange,red violet.
2)Contrasting color Harmonies-colors situated far from eachother in the color wheel.
A.Complimentary colors-2 colors opposite eachother in the color wheel.
Ex. red & green
B.Split complimentary-1 primary color & 2 intermediate colors.
Ex. red,blue green & yellow green
C.Triad-3 colors that form equilateral triangle in the color wheel.
Ex. orange,green,& violet
D.Accented neutral-gray,black,brown,cream & other bright colors are used as an accent.