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Colour Theory - Subhashini

This document discusses colour theory, including the primary, secondary, and tertiary colours; additive and subtractive colour theories; and terms related to colours such as hue, tint, shade, and complementary colours. It explains that primary colours are yellow, red, and blue for the subtractive colour model and red, green, and blue for the additive colour model. The colour wheel is used to show how colours relate and the synthesis of colours involves mixing proportions of distinct colours.

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Colour Theory - Subhashini

This document discusses colour theory, including the primary, secondary, and tertiary colours; additive and subtractive colour theories; and terms related to colours such as hue, tint, shade, and complementary colours. It explains that primary colours are yellow, red, and blue for the subtractive colour model and red, green, and blue for the additive colour model. The colour wheel is used to show how colours relate and the synthesis of colours involves mixing proportions of distinct colours.

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Overview to Colour Theory

 Introduction
 Classification of colours
 Terms related to colours and colour wheel
 Introduction to Color Theory
 Additive Colour Theory
 Subtractive Colour Theory
 Synthesis of Colours
 Uses of Colours
Introduction:
★Colours plays an
important part in Graphic
Communication.
★Colour can make a
graphic look realistic
★Colour can create a
mood or feeling
Primary Colours
Primary colours are:

• Yellow
• Red
• Blue
These are mixed together to make
all possible colours.
Secondary Colours
Secondary Colours are:
• Orange
• Violet
• Green
These colours are produced by
mixing two primary colours in equal
proportions.
Tertiary Colours
These tertiary Colours are produced
when a primary colour and secondary
colours are mixed in equal quantities
and they take their name from two
mixed colours.
Colour Wheel

- Was designed as a way


of showing how colours
relate to each other.
-The outside ring shows
3 primary,3 secondary,6
tertiary Colours.
Terms related to Colours

TINTS SHADES
Add white to make a tint Add black and grey to make
Pale pastel colours give the a shade
impression of softness Dark shades make objects
appear heavy
• Hue Refer to a colour
• Complementary
Colour Opposite colours
on the colour wheel

• Analogous colour
Colours that sit side by side
on the wheel
Colour Theory

 Isaac Newton first fully developed a theory of colours based on colour


wheel
 Mother of the colour – WHITE that contains all the colours of
Visible spectrum
 Objects that absorbs all visible light appears black
 Objects that reflects all visible light appears same colour as the light
Additive Theory
★ Deals with radiated light
★ Primary colours in additive Theory are:- (RBG)
RED
GREEN
BLUE
★Primary colours add together to make white
★ Also called light theory
★Used in TV,Theater lightning,computer monitors.
Red + Green = Yellow
Green + Blue = Cyan
Red + Blue = Magenta

Red +Green +Blue = White


Subtractive Theory
★ Deals with absorbed light
★ The primary colours in
subtractive Theory :- (CMYB)
CYAN
MAGENTA
YELLOW
BLACK
★ All the primary colours add
together to make black
Subtractive
colour
Theory
Magenta + Yellow = Red
Yellow+ Cyan = Green
Magenta + Cyan = Blue
Cyan +Magenta +Yellow = Black
Synthesis of Colour

• Method of creating colours by mixing various proportion of two or more


distinct colours of light
• Equal proportions of two primary colours create secondary colours
• Example : Red +Blue = Magenta
• As a symbol (Flag)
• Colour coding
Uses of colours • Instructions (traffic signals)
• Promote sales
1. The three additive colours
come together to
produce ...............
2. The three subtractive colours
Open questions? come to together to
produce.................
3. Additive Theory also known
as...............

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