Color Theory Overview

What determines the value of a color?

Which term describes colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel?

What effect do complimentary colors have when mixed?

How can you describe 'tone' in terms of color?

Which colors are classified as warm colors on the color wheel?

What should be used to counteract purple circles under the eyes?

Which of the following color characteristics refers to being non-permeable by light?

What happens to the predominant color when a small amount of one contrasting color is added to it?

Color Theory

Value: Low value colors are dark, high value colors are light. An intense yellow is high in value, but an intense purple is low in value.
Intensity: Colors can have different intensities (strength) and values (lightness/darkness) but be the same color.
Color Wheel: The color wheel helps with color mixing. Colors close together on the wheel are harmonious (analogous). Colors opposite each other are complementary and create a dramatic blend when mixed. Mixing complementary colors will create gray.
Analogous Colors: Adjacent colors on the color wheel.
Complementary Colors: Colors opposite each other on the color wheel.
Tone: A hue with gray added. Tones vary in shades from black to white.
Transparent: Impenetrable to light.
Translucent: Semi-permeable to light.
Opaque: Non-permeable to light.
Color Temperature: Warm colors (red, yellow) and cool colors (blue, purple).
Makeup Applications: Using contrasting colors can correct problems. Orange to cancel blue circles under eyes. Green for redness (cheek area), and yellow for purple circles under eyes.

Explore the fundamentals of color theory including value, intensity, and the color wheel. Learn about the relationships between colors such as analogous and complementary. This quiz will enhance your understanding of how to apply color concepts effectively, especially in fields like makeup application and design.