Colour Notes

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Additive Colour


Is where colour is created mixing different colour light sources together

The absence of light is black

All three lights combined is white

R = red
G = green
B = blue



Subtractive colours


Different mixtures and intensity of the three lights together mix all other colours


Is where colour is created mixing different pigment sources together


The absence of pigment is white


All three pigment colours combined equally is black


C = Cyan
Y = Yellow
M = Magenta


K = Key (black)


Different mixtures and intensity of the three pigments together mix all other colours




Colour Wheel
Analogous    

Complimentary    

Monochromatic    

Split Complimentary    



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Warm and Cool tone
Triad






Term:

Hue: its colour pigmentation
Value/Luminance: measure of the amount of light reflected from the hue
Chroma: how pure a hue is in relation to grey
Saturation: purity of hue
Intensity: lightness or dullness of hue
Shade: A hue produced by adding black



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