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| Color Wheel For Print |
color: broad term described by three characteristics: hue, value and intensity
hue: the name of a particular color (ex. Yellow, orange, green, etc.)
value: the relative lightness or darkness of a color.
intensity (saturation/chroma): the purity of a color which determines its relative brightness or dullness.
tint: color plus white
tone: color plus gray
shade: color plus black
primary colors: yellow, red & blue
secondary colors: (orange, violet and green) these are each made by mixing two primary colors together:
orange = yellow and red
violet = red and blue
green = blue and yellow
tertiary colors: (yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green & yellow-green)
there are six tertiary colors, each made by mixing one primary and one secondary color together
