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What is Color?

Colors are the hues in a rainbow's spectrum or prism. There are three primary colors; red, blue, and yellow. When mixed they become secondary colors; orange, green, and purple. Analogous colors are different secondary colors that share one common primary color. Value is the darkness or lightness of a color. A set of values of one color is called a monochromatic scale. Monochromatic colors are created from one single pure color that has different tints, tones, or shades.

A term for the group of colors is ROY-G-BIV.  ( pronounced: 'roy-gee-biv )

PRIMARY COLORS

SECONDARY COLORS

ANALOGOUS FAMILIES

MONOCHROMATIC

• one color with different tints, tones, or shades
  

GREY SCALE (WHITE & BLACK)

   WHITE                                       SOME BLACK                           EQUAL WHITE & BLACK               SOME WHITE                             BLACK

COLOR VALUE SCALE

(WITH BLACK AND WHITE)   

  MOST WHITE                              SOME WHITE                                      COLOR                             SOME  BLACK                        MOSTLY BLACK

                                         TINTS                                                         PURE HUE                                                        SHADES

TINTS

• COLOR SCALE WITH WHITE    -  RAINBOW/PRISM
  

NO WHITE                                                                                             MORE WHITE                                                           MOSTLY WHITE   

SHADES

• COLOR VALUE SCALE WITH BLACK  

NO BLACK                                                                                       MORE BLACK                                                                MOSTLY BLACK

TONES

• COLOR VALUE SCALE WITH GREY ONLY