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Enables us to see colour

Travels in a straight line

A ray has all the colours of the spectrum/rainbow

When a ray hits an object the colour of that object is reflected back.

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Stand alone colours that can’t be made by mixing

Red

Blue

Yellow

Primary ColoursPrimary ColoursPrimary ColoursPrimary Colours

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Secondary ColoursSecondary ColoursSecondary ColoursSecondary Colours

Orange

Green

Purple

Red + Yellow

Yellow + Blue

Blue + Red

Made by mixing two primary colours

Artists use a colour wheel to organise colour

Click Colour wheel title to play slideshow

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Mixing a primary with a secondary creates these colours

Red/Orange,

Yellow/Orange

Yellow/Green

Blue/Green

Blue/Purple

Red/Purple

Intermediate ColoursIntermediate ColoursIntermediate ColoursIntermediate Colours

Neutral ColoursNeutral ColoursNeutral ColoursNeutral Colours

Black and WhiteWhen they are added to a colour they do not make a new colour

When added to a colour can make a darker shade of that colour

When added to a colour can make a lighter tint of that colour

Have a high degree of

contrast

Harmonious ColoursHarmonious ColoursHarmonious ColoursHarmonious Colours

Red & Orange

Yellow & Orange

Yellow & Green

Blue & Green

Blue & Purple

Red & Purple

Also known as Analogous

Colours

Colours that are next to each other on the colour

wheel

They are similar

They blend together well

Complementary ColoursComplementary ColoursComplementary ColoursComplementary Colours

They contrast

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour

wheel They look bright when placed side by side

They do not blend well and when mixed create some

form of brown.

Red & Green

Blue & Orange

Yellow & Purple