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Color Theory Guide

The document discusses color theory and defines key color terms. It explains that primary colors can be mixed to create secondary colors and describes warm and cool color families. It then defines hue, tint, shade, and tone - how they differ and how color is added to hues to create each. The document also illustrates common color harmonies like analogous, complementary, split-complementary, triad, and monochromatic. Finally, it lists some popular color combinations like jewel tones, color pop, grayscale, rich, nature based, muted tones, bright, and nature inspired palettes.

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Color Theory Guide

The document discusses color theory and defines key color terms. It explains that primary colors can be mixed to create secondary colors and describes warm and cool color families. It then defines hue, tint, shade, and tone - how they differ and how color is added to hues to create each. The document also illustrates common color harmonies like analogous, complementary, split-complementary, triad, and monochromatic. Finally, it lists some popular color combinations like jewel tones, color pop, grayscale, rich, nature based, muted tones, bright, and nature inspired palettes.

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Color Theory

Primary Secondary
Colors Colors

warm warm

cool cool

COLOR
This term is used to describe any
color we see whether it is a hue,
shade, tone or tint.
HUE This is the general color family our
color belongs to. You will notice the
absence of greys, blacks and
whites; this only includes color.

TINT
A tint is the presence of a hue with
only white added to it. The more
tint or white you add to the hue the
lighter it becomes.

SHADE
Shade is just the opposite with the
addition of just black to a single hue.
This tends to make hues appear darker.
TONE
Tone is the same thing as tints and
shades but is a hue with the color
grey added to it.

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Color Harmony

Analogous Complementary Split-Complementary


(Also Compound)

Triad Monochromatic

Popular Color Combos

Jewel Tones Color Pop Grayscale Rich

Nature Based Muted Tones Bright Nature

Find more at color.adobe.com


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