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Color Vocabulary - CMS - mzzmorrizz
Color Vocabulary - Middle School Art
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Art/Design
6th Grade
02/02/2014

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Term
COLOR
Definition

is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.

Term
COLOR SCHEME
Definition
is a plan for using color
Term
PRIMARY COLORS
Definition

may not be created by mixing other colors

(red, blue, and yellow)          

Term
SECONDARY COLORS
Definition
are the result from the mixing of two of the primary colors.
(orange, green, and purple)
Term
TERTIARY (INTERMEDIATE) COLORS
Definition

are created by mixing primary and secondary colors. On the color wheel, the tertiary colors are located between the primary and secondary colors they are made from. 

(yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet,

red-orange, and blue-green)

Term
WARM COLORS
Definition

range from yellow to red-violet on the color wheel. 

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COOL COLORS
Definition
range from violet and yellow-green on the color wheel. 
Term
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS 
Definition

are opposite of each other on the color wheel; most create a strong contrast  (purple and yellow, orange and blue, and red and green)

Term
NEUTRAL COLORS
Definition

are not part of the color wheel

(black, white, brown, and gray)

Term
MONOCHROMATIC
Definition
(One Color) is a color scheme with tints (color + white) and shades (color +black) of a single color. 
Term
ANALOGOUS COLORS 
Definition
are neighbors (three to five colors that are next to each other) on the color wheel
Term
INTENSITY
Definition
refers to the brightness and purity of a color (for example, bright red or dull red)
Term
HUE
Definition

is another word for color

Term
PRIMARY COLORS
Definition

What color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

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SECONDARY COLORS
Definition

Which color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

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Term
TERTIARY (INTERMEDIATE) COLORS
Definition

Which color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

(yellow-orange, red-orange, yellow-green, etc.)

 

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Term
ANALOGOUS COLORS
Definition

Which color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

[image]

Term
MONOCHROMATIC
Definition

What color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

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Term
COOL COLORS
Definition

What color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

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Term
WARM COLORS
Definition

What color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

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Term
NEUTRAL COLORS
Definition

What color scheme is dominant in this piece of art?

 

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