color wheel

COLOR WHEEL

color wheel

COLOR WHEEL [kuh-lr, weel]

What it is: Laminated color guide in a circle that illustrates and identifies the primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colors.
How to use it: Used to help understand color relationships by dividing up the spectrum into 12 hues – 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors and 6 tertiary colors. Used to help choose and conseptualize color schemes and palettes for nail art.

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ANALOGOUS COLORS

ANALOGOUS COLORS [uh-nal-uh-guhs kuhl-er]

What it is: Three colors that are located beside each other on the color wheel. For example; red, red-orange, orange. One is dominant, the others are supporting.
How to use it: Used in art applications to complement, highlight or shade.

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