Colors Flashcards
(17 cards)
The visual property of the pigment of an object that is detected by the eye.
• Consist of Hue (another word for color).
• Chroma - Intensity (saturation, brightness or purity).
• Value (lightness or darkness).
COLOR
Describes as the name of the color.
Hue
Color’s Lightness and Darkness.
Value
Often measured Boldness and dullness.
Intensity.
What are Primary colors?
Red, Yellow, Blue
What are the secondary colors.
POG - PURPLE, ORANGE, GREEN
Tertiary Color
Red violet
Blue violet
Blue green
Yellow green
What are the COLOR SCHEMES
PRIMARY
COLORS
ANALOGOUS
COLORS
COMPLEMENTARY
COLORS
SQUARE
TRIAD COLORS
RECTANGLE
WARM & COOL
What are the 5 color harmony?
AN/CO/TRI/TE/SQUA
ANALOGOUS
COMPLEMENTARY
TRIAD
TETRAD
SQUARE
The 7 Color Harmony
PRI/CO/AN/TRI/REC/SQUA/CO WA
Artist uses only neutral colors
Primary color
Opposite color of it
Complementary color
Colors that are next to each other
Analogous Colors
Color that are evenly spaced around the color wheel
Triad color
Uses for colors and arranged into two complementary pairs.
Best if you let one color be dominant.
Rectangle or tetrad
Similar to tetrad but with all four color (box type)
Square
Creates excitement in an artwork
Cool and warm colors
