Color theory for a graphic designer

Color wheel

 

This is the color wheel, color can either be cool or warm, warmer color means oranges, reds, yellows and cooler colors are greens, purples, blues.

Primary colors are red, yellow, blue, using which you can create secondary colors like oranges, purples & greens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hue general colors  and are pure without any greys or shades, Hues come in main categories Red, Yellow, Orange, green, blue, purple

The tint is the presence of hue only white added to it.

The shade is the opposite black is added to hue.