Thursday, February 23, 2017

Color Theory Notes




Color Theory


  • ROYGBIV is what you see in a rainbow
  • Primary colors can be in pigment or light
  • Also known as additive and subtractive
  • A secondary color wheel can expand to tertiary and beyond
  • Monochrome is tints, shades and tones of a single hue
  • Grey scale is black and white only
  • Tints add white to a pure hue
  • Shades add black to a pure hue
  • Tones add grey to a pure hue
  • Complimentary colors are colors opposite on the color wheel
  • Different color palettes can invoke mood location and emotion
  • Color intensity changes in relation to its surrounding color
  • Color Affects your mind. Pink is a tranquilizing color that drains your energy