Colour Theory

Colour theory

Primary colours: red, yellow, blue.

Secondary colours: mixture of each colours e.g. blue and yellow create green.

Analogous colours are colours of a similar shade

Complimentary colours are opposite/contrasting colours.

Achromatic colours are colours on the grey scale for example black,greys and white. 

Neutral colours are beiges for example to colour of foundations.

Chromatic refers to the actual colour.

Monochromatic are the dark shade to the light shade of the same colour.

Cool shades are colours with a grey/blue undertone and warm shades and colours with a red/sienna undertone.

Colour context refers to how the colours are working in relation to each other. Do they compliment each other?

Colour harmony refers to a look that is visually appealing with the colours being balanced.

Ways in which colour might be described would be: light, dark, cool, warm, clear, and matte.

Combining colours itself is an art. We rely on our sensitivity to colour and how colours work together to create a look.