How are secondary colors made?

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Color Theory Quiz

Question	Answer
Three Primary Colors	Red, Blue, Yellow
Three Secondary Colors	Orange, Violet, Green
How are secondary colors made?	Combining equal amounts of 2 primary colors
What do yellow and red make?	Orange
What do Red and Blue make?	Purple
Blue and Yellow make...	Green
Color Theory	The study of how colors work together and how they affect our emotions and perceptions
Tertiary Colors	Made from mixing a primary and a secondary color together.
Name the 6 tertiary colors...	yellow orange, yellow green, blue green, blue violet, red violet, red orange.
Who developed the color wheel that we still use today?	Isaac Newton
What is the definition of hue?	Intensity, refers to how vivid a color is.
what does the term value refer to in color theory?	amount of light in a color
what is added to tint a color	white
what is added to shade a color?	black
what colors are not considered "colors" in color theory?	white, black and grey.
what is the difference between saturation and value	saturation is how strong or weak and value is how light or dark a color is.
name the cool colors...	blue, green, and purple
what do cool colors represent?	Sadness and indifference.
name the warm colors...	red, yellow, and orange
why do we call them warm colors?	they evoke higher emotions such as love, passion, happiness, and anger.
what does monochromatic mean?	one color with added tints and shades
what is an example of a monochromatic color scheme?	pink, red, and maroon
what is the definition of complementary colors?	colors opposite on the color wheel, one primary and one secondary.
what are the complementary colors?	yellow and violet, red and green, blue and orange.
what color would be the result of a set of complementary colors?	brown
what is the definition of analogous colors?	3 colors next to each other on the color wheel.
what colors do a lot of restaurants use?	Red and yellow
list two places that are best suited for cool colors..	bathrooms and bedrooms
give two examples of places that are suited for warm colors	restaurants, rooms with no windows
what color would be best to surround yourself with if you are feeling sad, or hopeless.	greens/blues
what two colors stimulate creativivty?	white and yellow
what colors can elevate your dopamine levels?	red, orange, and yellow.
what colors usually make it difficult to sleep?	red and purple
name the 6 basic color schemes...	monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split complementary, triadic, and tetriadic
in color theory and in life we refer to colors like black, white, gray, brown and tans as what kinds of colors?	neutrals/achromatic
if it works in ______________ it will work in color.	grey scale
what element/principle of design does he say is most important?	balance is most important but harmonies and contrast are mentioned.
what is the 60-30-10 concept	60% dominant, 30% secondary, 10% accent and trim

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