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Color Vocabulary


 * Hue**: Another word for color, it sometimes implies a lighter version of the color.


 * Primary Colors**: Red, Yellow, Blue


 * Secondary Colors**: The three colors made from mixing the primaries, Green, Purple, Orange.


 * Tertiary Colors**: These six colors are made from mixing primary and secondary colors together. Blue-green, Red-violet, Yellow-orange.


 * Analogous Colors**: Colors that are in the same family, such as yellow, red, and orange.


 * Monochromatic Colors**: The hues (tints/shades) of a single color.


 * Complementary Colors**: Colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Blue-Orange, Yellow-Purple, Red-Green.


 * High Intensity**: High color strength.


 * Low Intensity**: Low strength of color.


 * Warm Colors**: The colors that suggest heat, fire, or flames. Reds and Yellows are the warmest hues.


 * Cool Colors**: The colors that suggest water, sky, and ice. Most blues, grays, and greens.