COLOR THEORY

VOCABULARY

COLOR HARMONY

COLOR SCHEMES CONNOTATIONS

Hue: another word for color

Saturation: refers to intensity (more or less vibrant)

Value: How dark a color is

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Triadic triadic

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Black and white and grey are used to make the color scheme stand out

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MONOCHROMATIC

VIbrant colors are more childlike and fun while desaturated colors suggest more seriousness and sofistication

simplicity, harmony, sofistication

COMPLEMENTARY/SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY

childish, attention calling, contrast,

ANALOGOUS

pleasing, emphazising the meaning as colors are very similar

TRIADIC

striking, unsettling

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used with white, both colours stand out and call the readers' atenttion

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purple is dark and serious but femenine