03 EASY COLOR THEORY AND MIXING
COMMON COLOR PROPERTIES AND TERMS
- Hue: General name of the color
- Value (tone): How light or dark a hue (color) appears
- Intensity (saturation): How strong or weak a color is (bright to dull)
- Temperature: Cool or warm colors; some warm colors can appear cool (such as a cool yellow)
- Transparency: How transparent or opaque a color is
COLOR WHEEL
Primary colors: Red, yellow, blue
These are the only colors that cannot be mixed from other colors.
Secondary colors: Orange, purple, green
These three are derived ...
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