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Color Wheel

The color wheel is a visual representation of color theory that arranges colors in a circular fashion to illustrate relationships. It shows primary colors of red, yellow, and blue that can be mixed to make secondary colors of orange, green, and purple. Complimentary colors directly across from each other create strong visual contrast when used together, like red and green or blue and orange. Warm colors like red, yellow, and orange advance while cool colors like blue, green, and purple recede. Analogous colors adjacent on the wheel blend smoothly when mixed.

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Color Wheel

The color wheel is a visual representation of color theory that arranges colors in a circular fashion to illustrate relationships. It shows primary colors of red, yellow, and blue that can be mixed to make secondary colors of orange, green, and purple. Complimentary colors directly across from each other create strong visual contrast when used together, like red and green or blue and orange. Warm colors like red, yellow, and orange advance while cool colors like blue, green, and purple recede. Analogous colors adjacent on the wheel blend smoothly when mixed.

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Color Wheel

Color Wheel - a circle with different colored sectors used to show the
relationship between colors.
Primary Colors - red, yellow and blue. The colors from which all other
colors are created by mixing.

Secondary Colors - green, orange and purple. Colors created by mixing


primary colors only.
Tertiary Colors – is a color made by mixing one part of a primary color
with half part of another primary (or one part of a primary color and one part
of a secondary one), and none of any other primary color, in a given color
space such as RGB,[1] CMYK (more modern) or RYB[2] (traditional).

Complimentary Colors - Colors that appear opposite to one another on


the color wheel. These colors complement one another and are often used
together in order to create a strong visual impact (one example is the UW
Husky colors). Sometimes also called contrasting colors. If mixed,
complimentary colors tend to create "muddy" tones such as black, brown, or
gray.

Red - Green
Blue -Orange

Purple - Yellow

Warm Colors - a group of colors on the color wheel that are associated
with warmth, such as red, yellow, and orange (and variations on these colors
such as pink, red-orange, etc.). In art, warm colors appear to advance toward
the viewer.
Cool Colors - a group of colors on the color wheel that includes blues,
greens, and violets. In artwork, cool colors appear to be farther away from
the viewer.

Analogous Colors - Colors that appear next to each other on the color
wheel. For example, red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors. If mixed,
these colors tend to make variations of the original colors.
Monochromatic Colors - is a color scheme made up of different forms
of one color. Explore the definition, schemes, and examples of
monochromatic color, and learn about the creation and components of the
color scheme, black and white compositions, and how monochrome is used.

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