Colour Notes

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