The Colour Wheel

We explored the colour wheel this week and how it can be a useful colour aid.

Primary colour – red, blue, yellow.

Secondary colours – orange, purple, green.

The colour wheel can be divided into two sections to determine cold and warm.

Tints, shades and tones:

Tints – adding white.

Shades – adding black.

Tones – adding grey.

Harmonious colour schemes:

Monochromatic palette

Analogous colours:

Adjacent on the colour wheel. Three neighbouring colours. Often found in lip or eye palettes.

Complimentary colours:

Opposites on the colour wheel.

Triad and tetrad colours:

Triad – triangle of colour wheel.

Tetrad – two sets of complimentary colours.