Colour Theory

I've got a couple of notes here on colour..

-To know colour theory is very helpful in the study of creation or design, it's actually scientific to see which colours go together

-There are many different elements to create the colour wheel/circle.
primary: red/yellow/blue
secondary: green/orangle/purple [violet]
tertiary: red-orange/red-violet/yellow-orange/yellow-green/blue- violet/blue-green
-Primary colours can't be created by mixing
-Secondary colours are mixed by two primary colours
-Tertiary colours are mixed from a primary plus a secondary colour

-Complementary colours .. colours opposite each other on colour wheel
-Analogous colours .. colours close together on colour wheel

-Sir Isaac Newton: colour occurs in the mind, it's a response to light. :] smart one hey

-Active & Passive Colours Active: warm, saturated, light hues & visually advance
Passive: cool, low saturated, dark hues & visually recede

-Colours are seperated by their hue, and that is represented by it's chroma, saturation, intensity & value/luminance
Chroma: pureness of hue related to gray
Saturation: the degree of purity of hue
Intensity: brightness or dullness of hue
Luminance/Value: amount of light reflected from a hue

-Shade & Tint = refer to variation of hue.
Shade: hue made with the addition of black
Tint: hue made with the addition of white

-Contrast. Figure [subject] & ground [surrounding field] are what make contrast
Simultaneous contrast may happen when opposing colours are too close to each other, the text may appear to vibrate, using some colours as red text on a blue background cause illusions when together. It results in fatigue and eyestrain to the viewer
-To choose complementary colours using fully saturated colours will be the best choice to give you the highest level of contrast. If you choose tints or shades within the hue family reduces the overall contrast of the composition.