Unit 3 Vocabulary (Color Theory)

Directions: Type the vocabulary word to the correct definition. Secondary colors a color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors.Color wheel a circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship betweencolors.Analogous colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.Color harmony refers to the property that certain aesthetically pleasing color combinations have.Shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness.Complementary colors a color that combined with a given color makes white or black.Tertiary colors resulting from the equal mixture of a primary color with either of the secondary colors adjacent to it on a color wheel.Color model a system that uses three primary colors to create a larger range of colors.Neutral colors defined as being a color of very low saturation, close to gray.Tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.Primary colors any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.