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HUE is another name for color. Hue is identified by a common name such as green, red, yellow, orange etc.
PRIMARY COLORS are hues that cannot be created by mixing other hues together. The primary colors are yellow, red, and blue. SECONDARY COLORS are hues that are created by mixing two primary colors together. The secondary colors are purple, orange and green. TERTIARY COLORS also known as intermediate colors are hues created by combining primary colors with its neighboring secondary color. There are 6 tertiary colors (2 for each primary color) SHADE is created by adding black to a hue (color) TINTS is created by adding white to a hue (color) TONE is created by adding grey to a hue (color) SATURATION / INTENSITY describes the brightness or purity of a color. A vivid or bright color is of high intensity, and a dull color is of low intensity. EXAMPLE: Sun (high saturation) = bright yellow Mustard (low saturation) = dull yellow VALUE describes the lightness or darkness of a color. Darker colors are lower in value than lighter colors. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS are two colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Mixing complementary colors produces a neutral grey. Hues that are directly across from each other on the color wheel give the greatest contrast. ANALOGOUS COLORS are colors closely related in hue. They are located next to or close to each other on the color wheel. EXAMPLE: Red, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-Orange NEUTRAL COLORS are hues that have been reduced in intensity (grayed) by mixing the hue with its complimentary color. |