Day 4: Color Theory - Color Wheel

Color Wheel is a tool for combining colors. It was first created by Sir Issac Newton in 1666. The traditional Color wheel is based on Red, Yellow and Blue colors. There are different variations of color wheel as well.

Day 4: Color Theory - Hue, Tint, Shade, Tone

Hue is the basic element of Color Theory. When we ask "What is color is this?", what we are actually asking is Hue. These hues are dependent on the dominant wave length of light which is emitted or reflected from an object. Hue is pure color - like yellow, red, orange, blue etc.

Tints, Shades & Tones
These are different variations of hue. If pure Hue is made lighter by adding more white, it is called Tint. If black is added to pure Hue to get a darker version, it is called Shade. If gray is added, the result is Tone.

Hue:

Tint:

Shade:

Tone: