2. Outcome 1: Describe basic colour theories
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
What are the primary colours of paint?
Primary colours are the three colours that cannot be produced by mixing other
colours together. They are:
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
3. What are the secondary colours of paint?
A secondary colour is produced by mixing equal amounts of two
primary colours together. There are three secondary paint colours;
ORANGE – PURPLE - GREEN
RED
+
YELLOW
=
ORANGE
RED
+
BLUE
=
PURPLE
BLUE
+
YELLOW
=
GREEN
5. It is possible to get a wide range of intermediate colours by mixing
two primaries in different proportions.
ORANGE
PURPLE
GREEN
But there is only one of these which is the true secondary.
6. What is the chromatic or colour circle?
The colour circle is a circle with twelve different coloured
segments containing the three primary colours, the three secondary colours
and six intermediate colours.
YELLOW
YELLOW-GREEN
GREEN
BLUE-GREEN
BLUE
BLUE-PURPLE
PURPLE
RED-PURPLE
RED
RED-ORANGE
ORANGE
YELLOW-ORANGE
11. Tones
Tones are produced by adding Grey to a colour, dark grey will produce a dark tone
and light grey will produce a light tone.
YELLOW
RED
GREY
GREY
12. Outcome 2: Select, mix, match and apply colour.
You will have by now mixed
colours in the workshop during
your exercises on the panels and
cubicle walls.
13. Outcome 3: Apply colour theories ands produce monochromatic and
complimentary schemes using primary colours.
What is a monochromatic colour scheme?
Monochromatic means “one colour”
So a monochromatic colour scheme is made by using one colour along with tints
shades and tones of that colour.
16. What is a complimentary colour scheme?
A Complimentary colour scheme is achieved by using colours that are opposite
each other in the colour wheel.
YO
Y
YG
G
O
RO
BG
W
B
R
RP
P
BP
19. Outcome 4: Apply colour theories and produce analogous and
contrasting schemes using secondary colours.
What is an analogous colour scheme?
Analogous means “next to”
So an Analogous colour scheme is made by using colours that are next to
each other in the colour wheel.
20. Analogous
RO + O + YO would be an Analogous colour scheme
YO
Y
YG
G
O
RO
BG
W
B
R
RP
P
BP
23. What is a contrasting colour scheme?
A contrasting colour scheme is made by using colours that are
quite different to each other but may come from anywhere within
the colour wheel.
24. Contrasting
R + W + Y would be a contrasting colour scheme
YO
Y
YG
G
O
RO
BG
W
B
R
RP
P
BP
42. An analogous colour scheme is produced by using
colours that are:
a,
b,
c,
d,
adjacent in the colour circle
opposite in the colour circle
tints of primary colours
shades of secondary colours
43. a, is analogous
RO + O + YO would be an Analogous colour scheme
YO
Y
YG
G
O
RO
BG
W
B
R
RP
P
BP
44. A complementary colour scheme is produced by
using colours that are:
a,
b,
c,
d,
adjacent in the colour circle
opposite in the colour circle
tints of primary colours
shades of secondary colours
45. b, is a complimentary
A Complimentary colour scheme is achieved by using colours that are opposite
each other in the colour wheel.
YO
Y
YG
G
O
RO
BG
W
B
R
RP
P
BP
46. The term neutral refers to:
a,
b,
c,
d,
colours that are opposite in the colour circle
colours that have white or light grey added to them
colours that have black or dark grey added to them
greys which have no colour
47. d, Neutrals and greys
Neutral or greys are devoid of colour and are made from a mixture of white
White
Light Grey
Mid and black
Grey
Dark Grey
Black
48. The term tint refers to:
a,
b,
c,
d,
colours that are opposite in the colour circle
colours that have white added to them
colours that have black added to them
greys which have no colour
49. b, Tints
Tints are produced by adding a colour to white.
YELLOW
WHITE
RED
WHITE
BLUE
WHITE
50. The term shade refers to:
a,
b,
c,
d,
colours that are opposite in the colour circle
colours that have white added to them
colours that have black added to them
greys which have no colour
51. c, Shades
Shades are produced by adding Black to a colour
YELLOW
BLACK
RED
BLACK
BLUE
BLACK
52. In a room with a monochromatic colour scheme,
where the ceiling is white, the main walls are light
blue and the feature wall is mid blue the door would
be:
a,
b,
c,
d,
light yellow
mid yellow
mid blue
deep orange
54. In a room with a monochromatic colour scheme,
where the ceiling is white, the main walls are pale
green and the feature wall is a deeper green the
door would be:
a,
b,
c,
d,
green
orange
purple
red
56. In a room with a complementary colour scheme
where the principal colour is tints of orange the
other colours used should be:
a,
b,
c,
d,
shades of purple
tints of green
tints or shades of yellow
tints or shades of blue
