Study of colour
Colour
Terminology
A knowledge of color terms helps us to appreciate the
different ways that color may be used in art and design.
THE SPECTRUM
The spectrum is the colours of the rainbow arranged in their
natural order:
Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Indigo - Violet
The mnemonic for this is ROY G BIV
HUES
The Color Wheel
A hue is one of the colors of the spectrum.
Hues have a circular order as illustrated in the color wheel above.
PRIMARY COLORS
Red, Yellow and Blue are the primary colors.
These are the three basic colors that are used to mix all hues.
SECONDARY COLORS
Orange , Green and Purple are the secondary colors.
They are achieved...