Color+Theory

Color Theory: In the visual arts, **color theory** is a reference or guide to color mixing and the visual impacts of specific color combinations. The first set of colors are called the primaries which are: RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. The second set of colors called the secondaries are: ORANGE, GREEN, and, PURPLE. The third set of colors are called the tertiary colors which are: YELLOW ORANGE, RED ORANGE, YELLOW GREEN, BLUE GREEN, RED VIOLET, BLUE VIOLET.

See the color wheel below.

Color Theory has to do with how colors interact with each other. Below are some examples of some color schemes we will learn in class.