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Color Wheel

Color Wheel. Original Power Point Created by Erica Ortmann Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June 2002. Color Wheel. A tool to use to understand the uses of color. Color Wheel. Primary Color – natural colors; red, yellow, & blue

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Color Wheel

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  1. Color Wheel Original Power Point Created by Erica Ortmann Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office June 2002

  2. Color Wheel • A tool to use to understand the uses of color.

  3. Color Wheel • Primary Color – natural colors; red, yellow, & blue • Secondary Colors – equal mixture of two primary colors; • Red & Yellow = Orange • Yellow & Blue = Green • Red & Blue = Purple/Violet

  4. Color Wheel • Tertiary color – equal mixture of a primary and secondary color. Example: red & orange = red-orange • Value – brightness or darkness of a color. • Chroma – Measure of brightness or dullness.

  5. Color Wheel • Tint – Add white to make a color brighter, pink is a tint of red

  6. Color Wheel • Shade – add black to make a color darker, burgundy is a shade of red.

  7. Color Wheel • Tone – add gray to make a color dull; dusty rose is a tone of pink. • Color Harmonies – combinations of color that are pleasing to the eye.

  8. Color Principles • Monochromatic – one hue with its tints, shades and tones, ex. Red, pink, mauve, burgundy. • Analogous – three or more hues that are next to each other on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow – green, yellow & yellow – orange.

  9. Color Principles • Complementary – two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. Ex. Red and green. • Split-Complementary – any color with the two colors on each side of its complement. Ex. Yellow with blue-violet and red-violet.

  10. Color Principles • Triadic – three colors that are equally spaced on the color wheel. Ex. Yellow, red and blue. • Polychromatic – three or more unrelated colors, select tints, shades & tones.

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