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Colour theory
vocabulary for colour theory art and design vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colour | the element of art that refers to reflected light |
| primary colour | colour that only contains natural pigments |
| secondary colour | colour created by mixing primary colours |
| green | colour created by mixing yellow and blue |
| violet | colour created by mixing red and blue |
| orange | colour created by mixing red and yellow |
| tertiary colour | colour created by mixing a secondary colour and a primary colour |
| turquoise | colour created by mixing blue and green |
| hue | the name of a colour |
| saturation | the intensity or purity of a hue |
| high saturation | the colour is really bright |
| desaturation | the colour looks washed out or greyed out |
| value | the degree of lightness or darkness of a hue |
| shade | a hue produced by adding black |
| tint | a hue produced by adding white |
| tone | a hue produced by adding grey |
| foreground | the part of the picture that is nearest to the viewer |
| background | the part of the picture that is furthest from the viewer |