"Our Color Wheel"
Part science, part art, the color wheel is our tool for understanding which colors go with what.
The visible light waves where the Ultraviolet have shorter wavelengths like X-ray, Gamma rays, Cosmic rays and the Infrared have longer wavelengths like TV, Radio waves and Microwaves. You can notice the color it produced like Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Violet.
*Primary colors
- Blue
- Yellow
- Red
- Green
- Orange
- Violet
*Tint and Shade
Monochromatic - dark, medium, light colors
Analogous - adjacent, share strong undertones
Complement - direct opposite on the color wheel.
e. g. Red & Green
Split complement - one step either way are the complement's own analogous colors.
Primary - colors like Blue, Yellow, Red
Secondary - shared two colors
CMYK - M=magenta; Y=yellow; K=kelvin (Black)
Meanings of Colors:
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Split complement - one step either way are the complement's own analogous colors.
Primary - colors like Blue, Yellow, Red
Secondary - shared two colors
CMYK - M=magenta; Y=yellow; K=kelvin (Black)
Meanings of Colors:
Blue
- deep
- technical
- freedom
- educated
- protective
- lonely
- cold
- authority
- formal
Green
- natural
- adventurous
- relaxed
- athletic
- unfortunate
- lucky
- balance
- safe
- sharing
Yellow
- creative
- young
- visible
- bright
- cheerful
- light weight
- curious
- coward
- playful
- nutritious
- ill
- expanding
Orange
- helpful
- burning
- cozy
- abundant
- warm
- flavor
- festive
- active
- excited
- communicative
- inspiring
Red
- dynamic
- vital
- romantic
- commanding
- rebellious
- complementary
- joyful
- visible
- hot
- fun
Purple
- intelligent
- artistic
- aloof
- luxurious
- royal
- fantastic
- melancholic
- feminine
- solemn
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